▁Ath ens , ▁though ▁not ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁condition . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁revolution ▁the ▁plot ▁was ▁conf isc ated ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Turkish ▁property ▁of ▁Greece ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁R uf ▁National ▁Farm . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁after ▁the ▁national ▁benef actor ▁Tri ant if ill ides ▁don ated ▁money ▁to ▁create ▁three ▁post - second ary ▁schools ▁of ▁Agricult ure , ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁By ▁some ▁this ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁university . ▁O thers ▁though ▁consider ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁as ▁the ▁found ing ▁date , ▁when ▁the ▁ ▁Ath ens ▁College ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁ ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁law ▁submitted ▁to ▁parliament ▁by ▁Ele f ther ios ▁Ven iz el os . ▁No ▁matter ▁which ▁date ▁is ▁used ▁it ▁is ▁still ▁the ▁third ▁oldest ▁university ▁of ▁Greece , ▁after ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ath ens ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Techn ical ▁University ▁of ▁Ath ens . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁( 1 9 2 0 – 1 9 3 7 ) ▁The ▁college ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁agricult ural ▁research ▁facility ▁in ▁Greece . ▁As ▁its ▁Greek ▁name ▁shows ▁( Α ν ω τ ά τ η ▁ Γ ε ω π ο ν ι κ ή ▁ Σ χ ο λ ή ▁ Α θ η ν ώ ν ) ▁the ▁college ▁was ▁originally ▁mode led ▁after ▁the ▁French ▁Grand es ▁E col es . ▁First ▁re ctor ▁was ▁Sp