Simon Sinas

Simon Georg Freiherr von Sina (* October 15, 1810 in Vienna, † April 15, 1876 ibid ) was the son of the entrepreneur Georg Simon Baron Sina and studied philosophy and astronomy.

A large part of the assets of the family, he donated for the construction of educational facilities, so the new building of the University of Vienna ( posthumously started ) and the Academy of Budapest, as well as the founding of the Academy of Athens and the Athens Observatory. The Cathedral of Athens ( s) and the Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Vienna have also been of Sina ( and his father) donated.

The generous donations of Simon Sina were the four daughters only a relatively small fortune, so no, the palace in Vienna Sina Greek quarter could talk more. It was sold to an insurance company.

His name leads the Sina waiting, a lookout tower on the High Lindkogel in the Vienna Woods, which he had built in 1856.

According to him, the Sina - Craters of the Moon was named.