Yannis Michalopoulos

Yannis Michalopoulos was born in Athens in 1982 and as of 2005, he lives and works in Paris. He studied Classical Philology, History of Art, and Linguistics at the University of Athens and the Sorbonne University. As a researcher, he initially delved into Hellenistic poetry, the history of texts, and dialectology.

Since 2012, he has worked as curator of collections and scientific coordinator of digitization at the National Library of France, where in recent years he serves as Head of Regional Cooperation and Development. As of 2019, he is an elected member of the Board of Directors, as a representative of the employees of the French Ministry of Culture.

He teaches History of Modern Greek Culture at the University of Nanterre since 2015.

Additionally, he has worked as a dramaturg in dance and theater productions in France, Greece, Cyprus, and the Netherlands.