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George M. Averoff

by | Nov 4, 2011 | A koimitirio Athinon, famous people, stories

(from Wikipedia) George M. Averoff (August 15, 1815, Metsovo – July 15, 1899, al-Raml/Ramleh, Alexandria), alternately Georgios Averof (in Greek: Γεώργιος Αβέρωφ), was a Greek businessman and philanthropist of Aromanian origin. Born in the town of Metsovo (Epirus,...

Carl Ritter von Ghega

by | Nov 4, 2011 | famous people, Friedhöfe Wien, stories, Vienna

(from Wikipedia) Carl Ritter von Ghega or Karl von Ghega (10 January 1802 – 14 March 1860) was the designer of the Semmering Railway from Gloggnitz to Mürzzuschlag. Born in Venice as Carlo Ghega in an Albanian family, he studied in Padua, where he took the examination...