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Andreas A. Miaoulis Ανδρέας Α. Μιαούλης | |
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| Born | 1830 |
| Died | Unknown |
| Occupations | hydrographer Naval officer |
| Parent | Antonios Miaoulis |
| Relatives | Andreas Miaoulis (grandfather) |
Andreas A. Miaoulis (Greek:Ανδρέας Α. Μιαούλης; born 1830) was aGreek naval officer, hailing from the historic HydriotMiaoulis family. He was the son ofAntonios Miaoulis and grandson ofAndreas Miaoulis, the Greek navy's chief admiral during theGreek War of Independence.
He was born on the island ofHydra in 1830. He attended the Navy School and was commissioned as a sublieutenant in 1854. He was one of the first Greek officers to studyhydrography, a largely ignored subject (considered as "irrelevant" by most), for which he was derisively nicknamed "the teacher". His obsession with the subject, taking regular depth and sea temperature measurements, resulted in his dismissal "for abandoning his position" in the same year. He was placed on the reserve list, from which he was also expelled barely two years later. A decade later, in 1866, when the importance of hydrography had become apparent, he was recalled to active duty. As captain of the shipMethoni, he further enhanced his knowledge on the subject by observing the measurements made by the British hydrographerArthur Mansell in theEuripus Strait.[1]
Miaoulis was the first Greek hydrographer, and discovered the namesakereef in theIonian Sea. He published papers concerning the tidal currents in the Euripus Strait, as well as those predicted for the new canal at theIsthmus of Corinth.
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