Greek immigrant Angelos Langadas gives $100,000 to Classics

Angelos Langadas of Boca Raton, Fla., has given $100,000 to the Department of Classics for support of graduate students.

Angelos C. Langadas

An engineer by training who was born in Greece, served in World War II, and then worked in the shipping industry, the 93-year-old Langadas has lived in Boca Raton for several years. Passionate about Greek studies, all of his many endowments to higher education have furthered Greek studies programs, students studying Greek subjects, or scholarships for students of Greek descent.

Langadas’s gift to FSU’s classics department creates the Angelos C. Langadas Graduate Fellowship for full-time students in the department who are pursuing a degree in Greek studies or a related field.

“The fellowship generously endowed by Mr. Langadas will provide our graduate students with the wonderful opportunity to pursue studies in Greek culture, language, and literature,” said Daniel Pullen, chair of the department. “Greek culture is the heart and soul of classics and the humanities, and his gift will greatly enhance our department's strength in Greek studies. To Mr. Langadas we say, Eucharistoume poli.”

Translated from the Greek, that means “We thank you very much.”