Apisoghom Utidjian

Apisoghom Utidjian (1853-1929) arrived in Cyprus from Constantinople shortly after July 1878 and stayed in the island until his death. He worked as the official state translator and chief interpreter to the colonial British government from 1878 to 1919. He was an educated person with a great professional career. In the photograph he is presented at an advanced age. He is wearing a dark western-style formal suit with a vest over a white pressed shirt with a high collar and a white bow tie. The jacket is decorated with several medals and one can also see the chain of a pocket watch attached to a button hole of the vest.