George Averoff

For the warship of the Hellenic Navy named after Averoff, see Greek cruiser Georgios Averof.
George Averoff, oil painting by Pavlos Prosalentis (1857–1894); done from a photograph.
The "Abu Ruf" quarter in Omdurman, Sudan, still today named after Averoff, here on a 1914 map
Averoff's grave in the First Cemetery of Athens.
Statue commemorating Averoff in Athens

George M. Averoff (15 August 1815 – 15 July 1899), alternately Jorgos Averof or Georgios Averof (in Greek: Γεώργιος Αβέρωφ), was a Greek businessman and philanthropist. He is one of the great national benefactors of Greece. Born in the town of Metsovo (Epirus, Greece, then Ottoman Empire), Averoff moved to Alexandria while still young. He was known through most of his life for founding numerous schools in both Egypt and Greece.