Back چورچ اڤيروف ARZ Георгиос Аверов Bulgarian George Averoff Catalan Jorgos Averoff Czech George Averoff Danish Georgios Averoff German Γεώργιος Αβέρωφ Greek George Averoff Spanish Georges Averoff French Georgios Averof Italian
George M. Averoff (15 August 1815 – 15 July 1899), alternately Jorgos Averof or Georgios Averof (in Greek: Γεώργιος Αβέρωφ), was a Greek businessman and philanthropist. He is one of the great national benefactors of Greece. Born in the town of Metsovo (Epirus, Greece, then Ottoman Empire), Averoff moved to Alexandria while still young. He was known through most of his life for founding numerous schools in both Egypt and Greece.