He was the son of Zannis Stephanovic Schilizzi ( 1806 – 1888 ) , one of the Schilizzi merchant and shipping family originally from Chios . The modern Greek form of the surname is Skylitsis . The family was one of the trading dynasties that arose after the 1822 Chios massacre of the Greek War of Independence . His uncle J. S. Schilizzi ( 1805 – 1892 ) was in the Black Sea grain trade at Livorno , and founded a London branch in 1837 . Dimitrios Schilizzi began his banking career in Paris
Chios massacre
Chios massacre
Dimitrios Stephanovic Schilizzi