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Laing, Francis, 1773-1861
MT AF-P000006 · Persona · 01/05/1773 - 24/11/1861

Francis Laing was born at Edinburgh on 1 May 1773, son of Alexander, an architect. Laing studied at the University of Edinburgh 1789-90 and 1792-93, and the University of Glasgow in 1794, taking a Physics class under John Anderson. He was SnellRead more

Mizzi Vassallo, Bice, 1899–1985
MT AF-P000003 · Persona · 1899 - 1985

Bice Mizzi nee Vassallo was a Maltese pianist, considered among the foremost pianists of her generation. She is the daughter of composer Paolino Vassallo and Maria Anna nee Grech, and the wife of former Maltese Prime Minister Enrico Mizzi. Her firstRead more

Zammit, André, 1930-2020
MT AF-P000016 · Persona · 1930-14/05/2020

Perit André Zammit was born in 1930 in Gozo, where his father was a senior civil servant. André experienced the war years in Victoria, where he received his secondary education at the Seminary, transferring to St Aloysius College in Birkirkara in 1943.Read more

Wood, Alexander, -1847
MT AF-P000007 · Persona · -1847

Sir Alexander Wood was the son of the late Alexander Wood, (c.1750s–1807) esq an eminent member of the medical profession in Edinburgh. Sir Alexander Wood went to Ceylon on the civil establishment in 1801 and after filling the offices of member of theRead more

Rodgers, Harold Frederick, 1911-1979
MT AF-P000030 · Persona · 1911-1979

Rodgers joined the RAF in his late 20s and was a trained photographer, very often doing aerial photography. He also documented his time in Malta in the late 1930s through photography.

Cremona, Paul 1946-
MT AF-P000038 · Persona · 25 January 1946 -

Monsignor Paul Cremona O.P., S.Th.D., was born in Valletta on the 25th January 1946 to Joseph and Josephine nee’ Cauchi. He completed his primary education at the Montessori school in Valletta, and then pursued the secondary level at the Lyceum in Hamrun.Read more

Mamo, Anthony Joseph, 1909-2008
MT AF-P000001 · Persona · 08/01/1909 - 01/05/2008

Anthony J. Mamo was born in Birkirkara on 8 January 1909 from Joseph Mamo and Carla Brincat. Educated at the Archibishop’s Seminary and later at the Royal University of Malta where, in 1931, he graduated as Bachelor of Arts (B.A) and in 1934, as DoctorRead more

Borg Olivier, George, 1911-1980
MT AF-P000015 · Persona · 05/07/1911-29/10/1980

Dr G. Borg Olivier, was born in Valletta on the 5th July, 1911. He was educated at the Lyceum, Malta, and the Royal university of Malta where he graduated Doctor of Laws in 1937. He obtained his notarial warrant a year later.
He joined the nationalistRead more

Grech, Herbert
MT AF-P000044 · Persona · 20th century

Herbert Grech served as Commissioner of Police from 1951 till November 1954.

Dorman, Maurice H, 1902-1993 Sir
MT AF-P000041 · Persona · 7 August 1912 – 26 October 1993

Sir Maurice Henry Dorman GCMG GCVO DL (7 August 1912 – 26 October 1993) was the representative of the Crown in the then-Commonwealth Realms of Tanganyika, Trinidad and Tobago, Sierra Leone, and Malta.

Dorman was born in 1912 and was the eldest son ofRead more

Perez d'Aleccio, Matteo, 1547-1616
MT AF-P000034 · Persona · 1547-1616

Matteo Pérez d'Aleccio (1547–1628), Italian painter, specialized in historical, nautical, and spiritual topics during the Mannerist era. He resided in Peru for more than 40 years, from 1588 to 1628, and spent most of that time creating art.

Cremona, John
MT AF-P000027 · Persona
Galea, Paul
MT AF-P000029 · Persona
Byatt, Horace, Sir, 1875-1933
MT AF-P000024 · Persona · 22/03/1875-08/04/1933

Byatt was born on the 22nd of March, 1875, in Tottenham, Middlesex to schoolmaster Horace Byatt M.A., of Midhurst, Sussex, and Laura (née Archer). He attended school at Midhurst Grammar School, in Sussex. He was then admitted into Lincoln College, Oxford,Read more

Clauson, John, Major Sir, 1866-1918
MT AF-P000017 · Persona · 13/11/1866-31/12/1918

Major Sir John Clauson was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. He was Lieutenant-Governor and Chief Secretary to Government of the Island of Malta and its Dependencies from 1911 to 1914, and High Commissioner of Cyprus from 1915 until hisRead more

Hankey, Frederick, 1774-1855
MT AF-P000009 · Persona · 1774-1855

Sir Frederick Hankey GCMG (13 March 1774 – 13 March 1855) was a British army officer, diplomat and colonial administrator. Hankey, born in London, married his first cousin, Charlotte Hankey, at Fetcham, Surrey, in July 1796. They had two daughters, Emma (Read more

Plasket, Richard, 1782-1847
MT AF-P000008 · Persona · 1782-1847

Sir Richard Plasket, early in life, filled an appointment in the Colonial Department. He was subsequently employed as private and public secretary to the government at Ceylon, Malta, and the Cape of Good Hope. He discharged the important duties of hisRead more

Rizzo Marich, Edward, 1890 - 1953
MT AF-P000052 · Persona · 1890 - 1953

Edward Rizzo Marich, born in Valletta on the 2nd February 1890, ran the Messrs V. Marich and Co. business with his brother, Arthur Rizzo Marich, till its closure in 1959.

Mizzi, Enrico, 1885-1950
MT AF-P000002 · Persona · 20/09/1885 – 20/12/1950

Dr Enrico Mizzi was a Maltese politician, leader of the Nationalist Party from 1926 and a Prime Minister of Malta in 1950. He was born in 1885 in Valletta to Maria Sofia Folliera de Luna, the daughter of the vice-consul of Naples, and Fortunato Mizzi.Read more

Mizzi, Fortunat, 1927-2017
MT AF-P000004 · Persona · 1927 - 2017

Mons Fortunat Mizzi was a Maltese priest and the founder of the Moviment Azzjoni Socjali. He was the only child of Prime Minister Enrico Mizzi and Bice Mizzi. Mizzi was ordered a priest in 1952 and founded the Moviment Azzjoni Socjali in 1955 amongstRead more