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When Otto came of age in 1837, he founded the Othonian University of Athens
Otto did not come of age in 1837. He reached majority on June 1, 1835; the Othonian University was inaugurated later, on May 3, 1837.
Full reasoning
This sentence conflates two different dates. Otto became of age on June 1, 1835, when the regency ended. A Freie Universität Berlin history essay on Bavarian rule in Greece states: "Until the prince reached majority of age (June 1, 1835), his sovereign rights in Greece were exercised by a so-called regency." Separately, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens states that the inauguration of the Othonian University took place on May 3, 1837.
So the university’s 1837 founding/inauguration date is correct, but the phrase "came of age in 1837" is not. Otto had already come of age about two years earlier, in 1835.
2 sources
- Bavarian Soldiers in Greece, 1832-1862: Introductory Text • Making War, Mapping Europe • Department of History and Cultural Studies
Until the prince reached majority of age (June 1, 1835), his sovereign rights in Greece were exercised by a so-called regency...
- Establishment | eStories.uoa.gr
On May 3, 1837, the inauguration of the Othonian University took place in the presence of the King, the authorities, and the inhabitants of the still small capital.
In the same year, he left Greece for where he was appointed magistrate of antiquities of the Peloponnese.
This places Ross's Peloponnese antiquities appointment in 1832, but institutional biographies date that appointment to 1833, not 1832.
Full reasoning
The surrounding paragraph is about Ross's arrival in Greece in 1832, so the phrase "in the same year" places this appointment in 1832. But biographical sources from the University of Halle and Propylaeum date his appointment as under-/deputy conservator of antiquities in the Peloponnese to 1833.
The University of Halle's archaeological museum biography lists: "1833 Unterconservator der Altertümer im Peloponnes". Propylaeum is even more specific: "Im September 1833 wurde er zum 'Unterconservator der Altertümer im Peloponnes' ernannt". So the article's dating here is incorrect.
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- Ludwig Ross – Archäologisches Museum, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
1833 Unterconservator der Altertümer im Peloponnes, dann Oberconservator für ganz Griechenland
- Ludwig Ross | Propylaeum
Im September 1833 wurde er zum „Unterconservator der Altertümer im Peloponnes“ ernannt...