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Coletti (Cavafy), Eleni
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Eleni Angeliki Loukia Cavafy was the poet’s niece, daughter of his brother Alexandros and of Thelxiopi Theodorou. She was born in 1902 in Alexandria (Egypt), where she finished school. She lost her parents at a very young age (her father when she was three and her mother when she was nine) and was raised by her mother’s family. She was married to Massimo Coletti, with whom she had one son, Alexandros. The family lived mostly in Italy and, at times, in Egypt. She died in Rome in 1970.
Consulate General of Greece in Alexandria
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The Greek Consulate in Alexandria (Egypt) was founded in 1833 and its first consul was Michael Tositsas. Two years later, it was upgraded to a General Consulate. During the period 1876-1949, a consular court had also been in operation, based on the regime of capitulations.
Coulmas, Jean
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Ioannis Coulmasis (or Jean Coulmas) was C. P. Cavafy’s first cousin. He was the son of Petros and Evrydiki (née Fotiadi), the sister of Charikleia Cavafy and the family’s first child.
Couton, Claudius
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Claudius Couton was born in 1837. He was a French photographer who started his career at Vichy (France) in 1863. He later opened photo shops in Nice and in Clermont-Ferrand (France). He took part in photographic exhibitions in France.
Dalven, Rae
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Bearing Jewish ancestry, Rae Dalven was born in Preveza (Epirus, Greece) in 1904 and moved with her family to the United States in 1909. She taught Modern Greek literature at the New York University. She translated the work of Greek poets, including that of Cavafy, into English. Her research also included the study of the history of Jews in Greece. She died in New York in 1992.