Achilleas Gerokostopoulos

Achilleas Gerokostopoulos
Αχιλλέας Γεροκωστόπουλος
Born 1850
Patero, Greece
Died 1900
Patras, Greece
Nationality Greek
Occupation politician, minister of Education

Achilleas Gerokostopoulos (Greek: Αχιλλέας Γεροκωστόπουλος, 1850-1900) was a Greek politician, a member of the Greek parliament and a Minister of Education (18901892). He was born in the village Patero, one of the Katsanochoria villages, near Ioannina, Greece. He ran for mayor of Patras. He was a member of the Greek Parliament for the district of Achaia in 1885, 1887 and 1890. He built all the regional gymnasiums. He died on the 15th of February 1900. He was honoured with a street name (Gerokostopoulou Street) that runs from Karaiskaki Street west to Othonos-Amalias Avenue via the Georgiou I Square with a 150 m gap. The gap is sealed from traffic since 2004.

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