Ο Stefanos Pan.
Milesis , was born and raised in Piraeus, where he still lives today.
He is involved in the research of Piraeus History and is a member of the Institute of Piraeus Studies, the Piraeus Philological House and its General Secretary.
Since 2009 creator and administrator of the blog “Piraeus Panorama for History and Culture”. with the aim to exclusively study the local history of Piraeus.
His blog has received numerous visits.
He is a contributor to the weekly pirate newspaper “The Voice of the Piraeans” with a permanent column on issues of historical interest.
More than 500 history articles have been published in newspapers and magazines and as many have been posted on the internet.
His published studies mentioned as indicative are:
- The Evelpidon School of Piraeus – The War School
- Vassaneios Naval School
- The Cave of Arethousa
- French possession of Piraeus “Operation Hellenic Vespers”
- The Freattyda of Lambros Porphyra
- The three Allied bombings of Piraeus
- The monument of the “Absent Sailor”
He has been used in television productions as a historical researcher, both by public television(Ta Stekia – NERIT) and by independent film productions(Portolanos Films).
His presence in radio broadcasts is also strong.
In 2013, in collaboration with the journalist and historian Dimitris Krasonikolakis, they jointly published a newspaper entitled “Piraeorama” which is the first newspaper in Piraeus that deals exclusively with local history issues.
Stefanos Milesis is also engaged in writing historical short stories and biographies, as well as in writing about ethnographic, urban folklore and literature.
He has given numerous lectures on historical topics to clubs and associations.
Indicatively mentioned are:
- James Dragatsis.
The life and work of the Gymnasiarch, Archaeologist and Researcher of Piraeus (Ionides School Alumni Association) - Five unknown Piraeus stories (Recreational Cultural Association of the Piraeus peninsula “Konon”)
- The chronicle of Piraeus from 1835 to 1944 (Attiko Cultural Club of Glyfada)
- The French Occupation of Piraeus in 1916-1917 (Manolis Christoulakis Cultural Foundation)
- The golden era of Neo Faliro (Neo Faliro Recreational Association)
- The public clocks of the city of Piraeus (Naturalist Association “ZION”)
- The history of Piraeus through its statues and busts (Naturalist Association “ZION”) and many other associations with a variety of themes.
In 2015, the ABEROF TH/K Floating Museum published a book entitled “1900” a product of intellectual work of the same and Panagiotis Tripontika, sponsored by the Hydrographic Service of the Navy. The book “1900” was for the Maritime Museum the first publication of a naval history short story since its foundation.
He has been involved in Scouting for years.
Apart from being a scout himself, he has been a member and Chairman of Social Support Committees and today he is the General Secretary of the Old Scouts Association of Neo Faliro.
He has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze Medal of the Red Cross and the Old Scout Medal. He is married to Eva Boyatzi-Milesi and has two children Eleftheria and Panagiotis.
