NamePericles George (George) Zarifi Ld’H
Birth27 Mar 1844, Tzoubali/Cibali, Phanar, Constantinople, Turkey
MemoEaster Monday 8th April 1844. French records say 17 Mar 1844.
Death5 Jul 1927, Marseille, France
BurialMarseille, France
MemoHe is recorded on his own family's tomb in Marseilles.
Residence14 Allée Leon Gambetta, Marseille, France
OccupationBanker, merchant and industrialist.
Note 1Founded with his father ‘Zarifi Fils’ in Marseilles. Responsible for setting up the new Zarifi & Zafiropoulo (Z&Z) trading house in Marseilles in 1852 with his father Georges and Etienne Zafiropoulo. Founded a flour mill in Marseille ca. 1860.
Note 2On 30 June 1886 Zarifi Brother & Co (London) was dissolved (partners were: S. Zafiropulo. P. Simiriotti. N. Zarifi. Michael Zarifi. P. G. Zarifi. J. M. Zarifi. L. G. Zarifi. Theodore M. Zarifi)
Note 3He was highly commended by the French government for having hugely financed the country’s WWl war effort.
FlagsConstantinople, Kaplanoglou, Marseille, Turkey, Zafiropoulo, Zarifi
FatherGeorge (Ioannis) Zarifi (1807-1884)
MotherEleni (Dimitrios) Zafiropoulo (1817-1910)