Demetrius Nicolaides
Ottoman Greek journalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Dimitris Nikolaidis.
In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Demetrius, the title is Effendi, and the family name is Nicolaides.
Demetrius Nicolaides (Greek: Δημήτριος Νικολαΐδης Dimitrios Nikolaidis; French: Démétrius Nicolaïdes; c. 1843[1] – 3 July 1915[2]), also known as Nikolaidis Efendi,[3] was an Ottoman Greek journalist and compiler of legislation. Johann Strauss, author of A Constitution for a Multilingual Empire: Translations of the Kanun-ı Esasi and Other Official Texts into Minority Languages, wrote that Nicolaides was "an extremely active but somewhat enigmatic figure in the press life of 19th century Istanbul".[1]
Nicolaides was born and raised in Ottoman Constantinople (now Istanbul) and attended the Great School of the Nation (Megalē tou Genous scholē),[1] from which he graduated in 1861. His family was the Ieromnimon.[4]