Antonis Benakis (Greek: Αντώνης Μπενάκης) (1873–1954) was a Greek art collector and the founder of the Benaki Museum in Athens, Greece, the son of politician and magnate Emmanuel Benakis and the brother of author Penelope Delta.[1] He is the hero of Delta's book "Trellantonis" (Crazy Antony), a literary account of the sundry, mischievous adventures of children growing up in Alexandria, Egypt, in the early 20th century.
^Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Athens: A Cultural and Literary History. Signal Books. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-902669-81-6.
AntonisBenakis (Greek: Αντώνης Μπενάκης) (1873–1954) was a Greek art collector and the founder of the Benaki Museum in Athens, Greece, the son of politician...
The Benaki Museum, established and endowed in 1930 by AntonisBenakis in memory of his father Emmanuel Benakis, is housed in the Benakis family mansion...
among whom were the writer Penelope Delta and the art collector AntonisBenakis. Benakis became the president of the Greek community in Alexandria and ran...
Benakis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: AntonisBenakis (1873–1954), Greek art collector Emmanouil Benakis (1843–1929), Greek merchant...
Emmanouil Benakis contributed to the building of the National Gallery of Athens, while his son AntonisBenakis was the founder of the Benaki Museum. Other...
footballer Antonis Antoniadis (born 1946), Greek naval officer Antonis Aresti (born 1983), Cypriot track and field paralympian athlete AntonisBenakis (1873–1954)...
media related to Antonis Samaras. Terms of office of Antonis Samaras at the Hellenic Parliament (in English) Personal profile of Antonis Samaras in the...
cotton merchant Emmanouil Benakis. She was the third of six children, her two older siblings being Alexandra and AntonisBenakis, whose Tom Sawyer-like mischiefs...
associated with Greek industrialist and founder of the Benaki Museum, AntonisBenakis. Benakis offered him a scholarship to study at the École du Louvre...
George Averoff Kostas Axelos Marco Basaiti Dave Bautista AntonisBenakis Emmanouil Benakis George Bizos Charles Denis Bourbaki Nick Calathes Maria Callas...
Antonis Tritsis (Greek: Αντώνης Τρίτσης; 1937 – 7 April 1992) was a Greek politician and urban planner, born and raised in the town of Argostoli on the...
Italian-Austrian SS officer (b. 1904) 1954 – AntonisBenakis, Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (b. 1873) 1957 – Stefanos Sarafis...
Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art in 2006 and "A Tribute to AntonisBenakis" at the Benaki Museum in 2004-5. In 2008 he collaborated with Diane von Fürstenberg...
Orestis awakens her first true love. Orestis Chalkias (Antonis): Klelia's younger brother. Antonis, like his sister, is different from their peers and is...
Fermor, George Psychoundakis, George Petrakogiorgis, Manolis Bandouvas, Antonis Grigorakis, Kostis Petrakis, John Lewis, Tom Dunbabin, Dudley Perkins,...
AntonisBenakis, the director of the Benaki Museum, to ask her to evaluate and publish the Benaki's textile collection. Her analysis of the Benaki's collection...
Among the school's founders and big donors had been Emmanuel Benakis, namesake of the Benaki Museum of Athens, as well as the school's main building, and...
7.13% Menander (circa 342-291 BC), dramatist, born in Kifisia Emmanuel Benakis, merchant and politician, died in Kifisia Andreas Empeirikos (1901 in Romania...
Parliament representing the constituency of Athens A. After the election of Antonis Samaras to the “New Democracy” Party Presidency he was appointed President...
Succeeded by Antonis Tritsis Preceded by Georgios-Alexandros Mangakis [el] Minister of Justice 1986–1987 Succeeded by Eleftherios Veryvakis Preceded by Antonis Tritsis...
Spyridon Mercouris Mercouris in 1907 Mayor of Athens In office 1929–1932 In office 1899–1914 Preceded by Lambros Kallifronas Succeeded by Emmanouil Benakis...
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