Anastas Avramidhi-Lakçe

Anastas Avramidhi-Lakçe
Anastas Avramidhi-Lakçe
Born	1821 Korçë, Albania, then Ottoman Empire
Died	1890 (aged 69)
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	Benefactory deeds

Anastas Avramidhi-Lakçe or Anastas Avram-Lakçe (1821–1890) was an Albanian businessman and benefactor. Avramidhi was born in Korçë, modern southern Albania, then part of the Ottoman Empire. When he was young he migrated to Bucharest, Romania, where he became a successful businessman.

Avramidhi made donations to his hometown, Korçë, subsidizing the foundation and function of several educational, and cultural institutions as well as religious ones. The local Orthodox cathedral of Saint George, was renovated due to his sponsorship. In January 1885 in Romania he became one of the founding members and the president of the Albanian association Drita (English: Light), later renamed to Dituria (English: Knowledge).

He also financed Albanians of Korçë in promoting the opening of Albanian schools and supported the cause of individuals like Thimi Marko, who was trying to establish Albanian schools. In 1888 he published a book written in Albanian and translated in French, Greek and Romanian titled "To Albanians from an Albanian". The book dealt primarily with the importance of education in the Albanian language. In his last will he left his fortune to associations promoting Albanian education, but his testament was blocked by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Anastas Avramidhi named as the executor of his last will Orhan Pojani, an activist of the Albanian National Awakening.