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About Antonis Benakis
Antonis Benakis (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, the brother of author Penelope Delta and the uncle of the fashion designer Jean Dessès. He is the hero of Delta's book "Trellantonis", a literary account of the sundry, mischievous adventures of children growing up in Alexandria, Egypt, in the early 20th century.
Everything about Antonis Benakis →- Occupation
- merchant, art collector
- Citizenship
- Greece
- Born
- 1873
- Died
- May 31, 1954