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Theodosios Pieridis (1908-1968), son of Filippos, spent his childhood in Cyprus and Cairo (Egypt). He graduated from the commercial department of the Ambeteios School of Cairo and from the French Lyceum of that city. He studied in Paris (1949-1952) before returning to Egypt to work as a public servant and a journalist. He later lived in various Eastern European countries, but mainly in Romania (1952-1962), before finally settling in Cyprus (1962). His literary work includes nineteen poem collections as well as translations.

Photographic studio in Cairo (Egypt).

Constantine Photiadès (1882/1883-1949), son of Stefanos, was a scholar, an historian and an art critic. He was educated in France and studied Classics in Paris. He collaborated, as a critic, with the journals Revue de Paris, Revue hebdomadaire, Revue de deux mondes etc. He authored historical studies, biographies of historical figures etc. and was decorated by the Académie Française (1911, 1924, 1933). He was married to Irene von Strautz.

Dimitrios P. Petrokokkinos (1861-1941) was born on the island of Chios (Greece). He worked as a representative of the Ralli Bros in India. He joined the movement of demoticism and was a founding member of the Ekpaideftikos Omilos [Educational Association] (1910). He published historical and social studies as well as a monograph on the Petrokokkinos family. He co-edited the publication of the collected works of Emmanouil Roidis (1913), whose he was a relative.

Hubert Octave Pernot (1870-1946) was a French linguist, specialising in Modern Greek studies. He was educated in Paris and was a student of Émile Legrand and Psichari. He taught at the University of Paris, becoming a professor of Modern Greek Language and Literature. He was the founder (1919) and first director of the Institut Néo-Hellénique at the Sorbonne.

Kimon Periklis belonged to the circle of young friends of C. P. Cavafy. He was the cousin of Periklis Anastasiadis.

The Patriarchate of Jerusalem is one of the ancient patriarchates of the Greek Orthodox Church: its establishment dates back to 33 A.D. and its first bishop was Saint James the Just. The Patriarchate had a School of Theology (established in 1855); it also operated the first printing house in the area of Palestine (1853).

The ancient Patriarchate of Alexandria is the second in rank of the Orthodox churches; it was established in 43 A.D. by Saint Mark the Evangelist. The periods of heyday of the Patriarchate were during the 19th century and in the first half of the 20th century. The entire African continent is in the patriarchate’s jurisdiction.