NameAntonis (Emmanuel) Benachi, GG Grandson
Birth1873
Death31 May 1954, Athens, Greece/Hellenes
Residence1933, Odos Lykeiou, Athens, Greece/Hellenes
Note 1Founder of the Benachi Museum, Athens, 1931. Hon. Teletarches of King George ll in 1935. With Aikaterini Rodocanachi and Theodoros Rallis a prominent donor of major works to the Greek National Gallery in Athens.
Note 2Friend of the poet Constantine Cavafy and great collector of Byzantine, Coptic and Arabian art.
Note 3Spoke Greek at home and learnt English from nurses and French from governess, Victorine Dfuay. Spoke no Arabic despite living in Alexandria.
FlagsBenachi, Choremi, Greece