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London Stereoscopic Co.
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The London Stereoscopic Company was established in 1854 and in 1859 its name changed to the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. As the name implies, the company traded stereoscopic photographs and stereoscopes and customised its products and services to respond to the needs of its customers. It had a world-wide network of branches, employing photographers and selling pictures and photographic equipment. The company was dissolved in 1922.
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Mainaliotis, Ioannis
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Ioannis Mainaliotis (1894-1982, real name Ioannis Benopoulos) was originally from Tripolis (Peloponnese, Greece). He is regarded to be a representative of Modernist poetry. He published three collections (in the 1919-1957 period) and his sources of inspiration were the myths and philosophy of the ancient Greek world.
Malakasis, Miltiadis
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Miltiadis Malakasis (1869-1943) was born in Missolonghi (Greece). Between 1909 and 1915 he lived in Paris (France), joining the circle of Jean Moréas. He was appointed dean of the Library of the Parliament (1917-1935, 1936-1937) and published ten collections of poems, working also in poetry translation and prose writing. He was awarded the National Letters and Arts Excellence prize in 1923. His work influenced that of subsequent poets.
Malanos, Timos
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Timos Malanos (1897-1984) was born in Piraeus (Greece) and, at a young age, moved to Alexandria (Egypt) with his family; he spent most of his life there. He was a poet, a prose writer and a literary critic. He authored a series of studies on the work of C. P. Cavafy.
Maleas, Konstantinos
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Konstantinos Maleas was a painter. He was born in Istanbul (Turkey) in 1879 and studied in Paris (1901-1907). After graduation he travelled to Egypt and other countries of the Middle East. He and his wife settled in Athens (Greece) in 1917. He was a member of the “Omada Technis” and a close associate of Glinos, Delmouzos and Triantafyllidis. He illustrated the Alphavitari me ton Ilio. He died in Athens in 1928. He is considered to have contributed to the renewal of modern Greek painting.