In Greece, ephor is a title given to the head of an archaeological ephorate, or archaeological unit. Ephors are responsible to the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
Andreas Moustoxydis, who held the title of 'ephor' as director of the National Archaeological Museum on Aigina.
The German archaeologist Ludwig Ross, the first Ephor General of Antiquities of Greece.
Image: Ludwig Ross Imagines philologorum
Ludwig Ross was a German classical archaeologist. He is chiefly remembered for the rediscovery and reconstruction of the Temple of Athena Nike in 1835–1836, and for his other excavation and conservation work on the Acropolis of Athens. He was also an important figure in the early years of archaeology in the independent Kingdom of Greece, serving as Ephor General of Antiquities between 1834 and 1836.
Ludwig Ross, photographed in later life
The reception of Otto into Athens on 23 May [O.S. 11 May] 1833, as painted by Peter von Hess in 1839. The young Otto was a close ally and supporter of Ross throughout his career in Greece.
Greeks Working in the Ruins of the Acropolis: 1835 watercolour by Martinus Rørbye, showing the early stages of Ross's restorations
Portrait of Ludwig Ross, painted in 1870 by the Greek artist Georgios Varouchas and displayed in the University of Athens Museum