Panayis Athanase Vagliano

Panayis Athanase Vagliano (Greek: Παναγής Βαλλιάνος, romanized: Panagis Vallianos; 1814–1902) was a Greek merchant and shipowner, acclaimed as the 'father of modern Greek shipping'.

He was born in Kerameies on the Greek island of Cefalonia, where he first became a sailor, before becoming part of the Greek diaspora.

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