Prince Omar Tosson ( Egyptian politician & Archaeologist):
activist National, a thinker, a rich and a modest.he born On Sunday 8 September 1872, in Alexandria. Tosson was from the Sultan Muhammad Ali family,his grand father was Said Pasha.Toson was fond of research and exploration in the history of Egypt and Sudan, particularly in the area of the desert. ,he made So many trips to the Western Sahara.
One of the most discoveries his finding for the head of a statue of the Great Alexander in khaleg neama, and the discovery of remnants of the inundated city with water at a depth of five meters Abu Qir Bay in 1933,he has been published a research with photographs in the magazine of the Royal Society of Antiquities in (1934).
Sayed Darwish ( Egyptian composer):He was born in Kom Al-Dikka ,Alexandria on 17 March 1892, one of greatest Arabic composers&singers, his experience of working-class life makes his songs so powerful,his songs&his Egyptian voice expressed the internal anger of all Egypt against the occupation ,he was the voice of all Egyptians ,Darwish's output was prolific, including 26 musicals as well as about 260 songs. The words of Egypt's national anthem were derived from one of Mustafa Kamel's best-known speeches, which Sayed Darwish set to music. He prepared a song for Saad Zaghlul's return from exile, but died before the nationalist leader's arrival. According to Philippe Vigreux ("Centralité de la musique Egyptienne",Egypte/Monde arabe 7, 1991, CEDEJ), Darwish also played a crucial role in the adoption of Western techniques in writing music and the increased use of Western instruments, considered more capable of expressing emotion.He died in early age on 15th of September 1923 .and buried in Alexandria .
E(dward) M(organ) Forster ( English novelist):Edward Morgan Forster was born in London on 1 January 1879. He was English author and critic, he gained his fame as a novelist, Forster spent his 46 remaining years publishing mainly short stories and non-fiction. Of his five important novels four appeared before World War I,He worked for a while at the National Gallery then went to Alexandria in 1915 for join the Red Cross service during the the outbreak of world war I; his Alexandria: A History and a Guide was published in 1922 (almost the entire stock was burned) and reprinted in revised form in 1938. In Alexandria he met the Greek poet C.P. Cavafy, and published a selection of his poems in PHARAOS AND PHARILLON (1923).
"to win the respect of people whom I respect... I had better add that I am quite sure I am not a great novelist."..E.M. Forster..
Constantine Peter Cavafy ( Greek poet):
He was born in April 17, 1863 in Alexandria, His father is a wealthy businessman, founder of P. J. Cavafy and Co., an import-export business with offices in London and Alexandria. A prominent member of the Greek community, both he and Cavafy’s mother descend from the Greek upper class in Constantinople.
in 1872–77 his family moved to live in lthey left Alexandria for Liverpool and later London, Constantine attends school in England, where English becomes his primary language,in 1877–82: his family Returned to Alexandria. And set up their household on Ramleh Street. Cavafy continues his studies .
he was Greek poet who developed his own consciously individual style and he became one of the most important figures not only in Greek poetry but in Western poetry as well. He lived most of his life in Alexandria, loved English and French literature, and generally spoke English; even his Greek had a British accent.
Cavafy wrote much, publishing only about 200 poems. His most important poetry was written after his 40th year, and with some justification he called himself a "poet of old age." ,He is well-known to English readers from the many references to his work in Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria Quartet. Cavafy's poems were first published without date before World War II and reprinted in 1949. An English translation, The Poems of C.P. Cavafy, appeared in 1951…he died in April 29, 1933, Alexandria- Egypt.
and his house in Alexandria has been turned into a museum for the poet.
Mario Rossi ( Italian architect):
Italian-born Rossi (1897-1961) was one of the most prolific mosque builders the first half of this century. A student of the Scuela di Belle Arte in Rome, Rossi came to Egypt in 1921 as an assistant decorator at the invitation of Ernesto Verucci Bey when the latter was till Chief Court Architect and responsible for many of the changes and additions to Abdine Palace. Eventually, Rossi became his own master taking on individual assignments from the Ministry of Public Works as well as from Moustafa Fahmy who had taken over Verucci Bey's post. Another source of contracts was the Wakf Administration where Rossi became its Chief Architect.
Besides the mosque of Omar Makram, Rossi's other works include al-Fouli mosque in Minieh, Al-Ka'ed Ibrahim Mosque & Mursi abu il Abbas mosque in Alexandria, and the Zamalek mosque (across the Nile from the Balloon Theater). He also took part in the restoration of the Mohammad Ali mosque in the citadel and the Rifa'a mosque on Citadel Square.
Omar Sharif( Egyptian actor):
International film star whose exotic looks and soft-spoken manner made him something of a Gentleman symbol for years,Omar Sharif was born on 10th of April,1932..in Alexandria city….he studied mathematics and physics and worked in his family's lumber business before landing a part in an Egyptian film, beginning a career that would make him his country's top movie star.
It was the part of T. E. Lawrence's friend Ali in David Lean's epic Lawrence of Arabia (1962) that won him worldwide fame and snagged him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He followed with Lean's Doctor Zhivago (1965, at his most charismatic in the title role), More Than a Miracle (1967),and Che! (also 1969, in the title role), but his romantic appeal had waned by the 1970s and after starring performances in The Last Valley (1971),He has worked in TV, appearing in telefilms and miniseries.
Date of birth 15 June 1947, he was born in Alexandria, and graduated in Greek school in Alexandria ,then his parents moved to live in Ismailiya..then he moved to live in USA.and became the most famous Greek singer .
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