Constantin Caratheodory was a rare figure in the history of science. His exceptional scientific oeuvre was congruous to Caratheodory himself, a devoted family man, a modest and responsible citizen of patriotic sentiment and a selfless visionary.

The constitution of such a strong character, combined with an unravelling ambition which had its foundations in his talent and brilliant mind, could only prescribe a bright trajectory, a blazing star with a burning Greek and universal light which illuminates us even to this day, continually making us proud.

He was the offspring of a powerful and well-off family with roots in Adrianople in Eastern Thrace.