Christakis Zografos

Christakis Zografos
Portrait of Christakis Zografos
Born1820
DiedAugust 19, 1898(1898-08-19) (aged 77)
NationalityOttoman Greek
OccupationBanker
Known forPhilanthropy

Christakis Zografos (Greek: Χρηστάκης Ζωγράφος, Turkish: Hristaki Zoğrafos Efendi; 1820 – 19 August 1898[1]) was an Ottoman Greek[2] banker, benefactor and one of the distinguished personalities of the Greek community of Constantinople (modern Istanbul).

  1. ^ Archives de Paris, Etat-civil, Décès, 1893-1902, XVIe arr., n° 865.
  2. ^ Karpat, Kemal H. (2001). The politicization of Islam: reconstructing identity, state, faith, and community in the late Ottoman state. Oxford University Press US. p. 325. ISBN 978-0-19-513618-0. With financial support from the Greek government and rich Greeks, including Abdulhamid's own friends, G. Zarifis, the banker, and Christaki Effendi Zographos...