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'''Georgios Stavrou''' ({{lang-el|Γεώργιος Σταύρου}}, [[1788]]-[[1869]]) was a [[Greeks|Greek]] banker, benefactor and revolutionary. He was also known as one of the founders and the first governor of the [[National Bank of Greece]].

==Early years==
Stavrou was born in [[Ioannina]], [[Epirus]], a major intellectual center of the Greek world then under Ottoman rule. He studied in renowned schools of his home town, such as the Balaneios and then the Kaplaneios, under [[Athanasios Psalidas]]. Stavrou, later moved to Vienna in order to take over the commercial business of his father, while studying at the local business school.<ref name=archive>http://ha.nbg.gr/en/exhibitions/En_2/1.html Georgios Stavrou, National Bank of Greece - Historical Archive</ref>

Because of his profession he had to travel in various European cities. In Saint Petersburg, he met [[Ioannis Kapodistrias]], that time a diplomat in the service of the Russian Empire, who would play a key role in the Greek politics the following years. Stavrou soon became a member of the patriotic organization [[Filiki Eteria]].<ref name=archive/>

==Greek War of Independence==
Shortly after the outbreak of the Greek [[War of Independence]] ([[1821]]) he supported the uprising by supplying the revolutionaries with firearms, ammunition and food.<ref name=nbg/> In [[1824]] Stavros moved to [[Greece]] and the next year he was appointed Chief Cashier of the Executive body of the First Hellenic Republic, under [[Georgios Kountouriotis]]. Apart from his financial duties, he joined the armed struggle against the Ottoman Empire by leading an infantry group against [[Ibrahim Pasha]] of Egypt. He held the rank of ''Chiliarchos'' and was in charge of 50 men in [[Central Greece]], in order to support the defenders of [[Mesolonghi]] during its Third Siege.<ref name=nbg>http://ha.nbg.gr/pdf/ioannina_stavrou.pdf Νοταράς, Γεράσιμος: "Ο Ηπειρώτης Γεώργιος Σταύρου - Ιστορικό Αρχείο Εθνικής Τράπεζας της Ελλάδος" 19 January 2012</ref> Stavrou participated in the [[Third National Assembly]] at [[Troezen]] ([[1827]]) as representative of the regions of [[Epirus]] and [[Central Greece]], as well as in the [[Fifth National Assembly]] at [[Nafplion]] ([[1831]]), as representative of [[Epirus]].<ref name=nbg/>

==After Independence and restoration of the Greek economy==
During Kapodistrias' premiership ([[1828]]–[[1831]]), he participated in the three-member Economic Committee that was responsible for the operation of the first state bank of Greece, the ''National Financial Bank'' ([[Greek language|Greek]] Εθνική Χρηματιστική Τράπεζα), which issued money, the [[Phoenix]], and securities.<ref name=nbg/>

After the assassination of Kapodistrias, Greece came under the rule of [[King Otto]]. During this period Stavrou, became a key figure in the establishment of the [[National Bank of Greece]] and was its first governor, elected in [[1842]].<ref name=archive/> The National Bank of Greece was the sole institution that would issue banknotes in Greece ([[Drachmas]]) for the next 87 years.<ref name=nbg/> Until his death, Stavrou laid the foundations for the organization and expansion of the Bank, due to experience gained from his business in Vienna as well as the guidance offered by the Swiss banker, [[Jean-Gabriel Eynard]].<ref name=archive/> Stavros remained in this post until his death in [[1869]].<ref name=archive/>

At his own expense, Stavrou established an orphanage in his home town of [[Ioannina]].
His portrait is displayed on various pre-[[1932]] Greek banknotes and a mid-1960s postage stamp.

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[[Category:1869 deaths|Stavrou, Georgios]]
[[Category:Bankers|Stavrou, Georgios]]
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+'''Georgios Stavrou''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] Γεώργιος Σταύρου, [[1788]]-[[1869]]) was a [[Greeks|Greek]] banker, benefactor and revolutionary. He was also known as one of the founders and the first governor of the [[National Bank of Greece]].
 ==Early years==
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 ==After Independence and restoration of the Greek economy==
-During Kapodistrias' premiership ([[1828]]–[[1831]]), he participated in the three-member Economic Committee that was responsible for the operation of the first state bank of Greece, the ''National Financial Bank'' ([[Greek language|Greek]] Εθνική Χρηματιστική Τράπεζα), which issued money, the [[Phoenix]], and securities.<ref name=nbg/>
+During Kapodistrias' premiership ([[1828]]–[[1831]]), he participated in the three-member Economic Committee that was responsible for the operation of the first state bank of Greece, the ''National Financial Bank'' ([[Greek language|Greek]] Εθνική Χρηματιστική Τράπεζα), which issued money, the [[Phoenix (currency)|phoenix]], and securities.<ref name=nbg/>
-After the assassination of Kapodistrias, Greece came under the rule of [[King Otto]]. During this period Stavrou, became a key figure in the establishment of the [[National Bank of Greece]] and was its first governor, elected in [[1842]].<ref name=archive/> The National Bank of Greece was the sole institution that would issue banknotes in Greece ([[Drachmas]]) for the next 87 years.<ref name=nbg/> Until his death, Stavrou laid the foundations for the organization and expansion of the Bank, due to experience gained from his business in Vienna as well as the guidance offered by the Swiss banker, [[Jean-Gabriel Eynard]].<ref name=archive/> Stavros remained in this post until his death in [[1869]].<ref name=archive/>
+After the assassination of Kapodistrias, Greece came under the rule of [[King Otto]]. During this period Stavrou, became a key figure in the establishment of the [[National Bank of Greece]] and was its first governor, elected in [[1842]].<ref name=archive/> The National Bank of Greece was the sole institution that would issue banknotes in Greece ([[Drachma]]s) for the next 87 years.<ref name=nbg/> Until his death, Stavrou laid the foundations for the organization and expansion of the Bank, due to experience gained from his business in Vienna as well as the guidance offered by the Swiss banker, [[Jean-Gabriel Eynard]].<ref name=archive/> Stavros remained in this post until his death in [[1869]].<ref name=archive/>
 At his own expense, Stavrou established an orphanage in his home town of [[Ioannina]].