Consulate
Swedish Consulate, Larnaca
Larnaca, Cyprus
Consulate in Larnaca. 5 people in the register connected with it.
History
- 1852Andreas Vondiziano appointed Vice-Consul of the United Kingdom of Sweden and Norway at Larnaca (also Russian vice-consul); arrested in August 1861 by the British vice-consul Horace P. White.
- 1895Zeno D. Pierides became Swedish consul (Karageorghis 1973 gives 1895-1911; Pierides 1985 says 'since 1892'). Pierides states the Consulate General has remained in the family since 1895.
LarnacaZeno D. PieridesKarageorghis 1973Karageorghis et al. 1985, p. 20Karageorghis 1973
- 1911Luke Zenon Pierides consul for Sweden, 1911-1933 (also in the 1932 Blue Book).
- 1922Meeting with Axel W. Persson of Uppsala on a train in Serbia: Gjerstad's account (a story he calls well known) has Pierides introducing himself as Swedish consul, borrowing GBP 10 and urging a Swedish excavation in Cyprus; the repayment arrived from Athens. Gjerstad presents this as how the Swedish Cyprus Expedition came about.
- 1933Zeno D. Pierides (1900-1967) consul 1933-1953, Consul-General 1953-1967.
- 1964Demetrios Z. Pierides consul 1964, Consul-General 1967 (own 1973 statement; 1985 note says 1968).
LarnacaDemetrios Zeno PieridesKarageorghis 1973Karageorghis et al. 1985
People
5 peopleStaff and members · 5
- Andreas Vondizianoconsul (from 1852) · Vice-Consul of the United Kingdom of Sweden and NorwayMerrillees 20171852
- Zeno D. Pieridesconsul (1895–1911) · Consul for Sweden 1895-1911 (1973); 'Consul of the United Kingdom of Sweden and Norway since 1892' (1985)Karageorghis 19731892
- Luke Zenon Pieridesconsul (1911–1933) · Consul for SwedenKarageorghis 19731911
- Zeno D. Pieridesconsul (1933–1967) · Consul 1933-1953; Consul-General 1953-1967Karageorghis 19731933
- Demetrios Zeno Pieridesconsul (from 1964) · Consul 1964; Consul-General 1967 (own statement, 1973) / 1968 (1985 note)Karageorghis 19731964
Sources
- 1.E. Gjerstad (1980). Ages and Days in Cyprus.
- 2.Robert S. Merrillees (2017). “Cypriote antiquities in Late Ottoman Istanbul and Smyrna - II: Cypriote antiquities in the Greek Evangelical School Museum and their Trading in Late Ottoman Smyrna (Modern Izmir)”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 47, 121-164. Online
- 3.V. Karageorghis (1973). Cypriote Antiquities in the Pierides Collection, Larnaca, Cyprus. Athens, Ekdotiki Hellados.
- 4.V. Karageorghis (1973). Cypriote Antiquities in the Pierides Collection, Larnaca, Cyprus. Athens, Ekdotiki Hellados.
- 5.V. Karageorghis, F. Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou, D. Papanikola-Bakirtzis, C. Elliott (1985). Ancient Cypriote Art in the Pierides Foundation Museum.
- 6.Government of Cyprus (1932). The Cyprus Blue Book 1932.