Leonidas Papazoglou [SEP] date of death
Leonidas Papazoglou
Leonidas Papazoglou (, 1872–1918) was a Greek photographer of Macedonia, at the end of the 19th till the early 20th century.
Biography.
Papazoglou was born in the city of Kastoria in 1872. He left with his parents and his younger brother, Pantelis, for Istanbul, where he studied photography. After their parents' death, the brothers returned in Kastoria. They opened their first photographic studio there, and managed to monopolize photography in the whole region since the very beginning of their activity.
Papazoglou
Papazoglou (Greek: Παπάζογλου) is a Greek surname. The name comes from the Greek papas (priest) and Turkish oglou (oğlu - son), literally meaning "priest's son". Notable people with this surname include:
Men.
- Athanasios Papazoglou, Greek footballer
- Leonidas Papazoglou, Greek photographer
- Michalis Papazoglou, Greek member of World War II resistance
- Nikos Papazoglou, Greek songwriter and singer
- Panagiotis Papazoglou, Greek mathematician (in his papers under the name Panos