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Professor Symeon C. Symeonidis: A Cypriot at the Top of Private International Law

Published January 26, 2026, 09:16
Professor Symeon C. Symeonidis: A Cypriot at the Top of Private International Law

Professor Symeonidis's journey is impressive and unique. The seventh child of a farming family from Lythrodontas, he managed to reach the top of Private International Law and establish himself as a global authority. With top marks in his Law degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, studies in Political Science, and a scholarship-funded Master's and Doctorate at Harvard, he followed a brilliant academic career at the University of Louisiana and then at Willamette University in Oregon, USA. A unique body of work and international distinctions complete a life journey that takes us from 1949 to the present day. The story of a Cypriot immigrant who conquered America and the world.