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Ioannis Papafis
Portrait of Ioannis Papafis
Born1792
Thessaloniki, Ottoman Greece
Died1886 (aged 93–94)
Malta
NationalityGreek
Known fornational benefactor of Greece

Ioannis Papafis or Giovanni di Niccolò Pappaffy (Greek: Ιωάννης Παπάφης; 1792 – 1886) was a Greek businessman and philanthropist, prominent for helping in the funding of the Greek War of Independence and in financing crucial sectors of independent Greece after its successful conclusion.[1] He is considered a national benefactor of Greece.[1] He was among the primary shareholders of the National Bank of Greece, donated to the University of Athens, and the Greek Orthodox Church through the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.[2]

  1. ^ a b Thesis. Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 1997. p. 108.
  2. ^ "Papafeio, founder". Papafeio Orphanage. Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2010-08-03.. biography of Ioannis Papafis, founder of the Papafeio orphanage (Greek)

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