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Pascal Sebah was born in Istanbul (Turkey), in 1823. His father was from Syria, and his mother from Armenia. He opened his photographic studio in Istanbul in 1857, and a second one in Cairo (Egypt) in 1873. He died in 1886. The name Sebah & Khachik refers to a photographic studio in Alexandria (after Pascal Sebah’s death, his son Jean probably took over the business and opened a branch in Alexandria, working with Khachik).

Alec (Alexandros) Skoufis (1886-1932) was born in Alexandria (Egypt) and was the son of a wealthy family. His parents were Ioannis Skoufos and Elisabeth Abet. He studied music, initially in Alexandria and then in Europe. He was a professional tenor, while for some time he worked at the Athens Conservatory as an instructor. He published collections of poems and novels in French. He was murdered in Paris (France).

Stefanos Scilizzi (1867-1886) was born in Alexandria (Egypt). He was the son of Zannis Scilizzi, a tradesman from Chios (Greece), and of Marietta Frangopoulou. He was C. P. Cavafy’s close friend and classmate at the “Hermes” Pragmatic Lyceum. Their correspondence is partially preserved in the Cavafy archive. He died at a young age.

Photographic studio in Alexandria (Egypt) operating during the period 1860-1872. Its Austrian owners (Alex Schier and Otto Schoefft) were the official photographers of the regent (khedive) Tewfik. In 1872 the business was ceded over to Cesare Bernieri, who was in possession of Schier’s negatives and was based at the same location as Schier & Schoefft. The latter collaborated with Carlo Naya and continued to work in Cairo.

Nestor Schaffers (1826-1896) was a painter (landscapist) and a photographer. He studied painting in Antwerp (Belgium) and Düsseldorf (Germany). He settled in Ghent (Belgium) in 1862, running his own photographic studio.

Christopher Henry Oldham Scaife (1900-1988) was educated in London and Oxford (England). He taught at the Department of English Language and Literature of the University of Cairo (Fuad I University of Cairo) and at the American University of Beirut. He also served as advisor on educational matters to the government of Iraq. He published collections of poems and translated works by C. P. Cavafy, whom he met through E. M. Forster. He died in Italy.

Giannis A. Saregiannis (1898-1962) was born in Alexandria (Egypt) and studied in France. He returned to Egypt (1919-1920, 1929) and, as of 1930, he permanently settled in Greece. He knew Cavafy personally, admired the poet and wrote critical essays for his work. He was the founder of phytopathology in Greece, a discipline he taught at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and at the Agronomic School of Athens. He published scientific monographs.

Newspaper of Limassol (Cyprus), first published in 1884 by Stylianos Chourmouzios.