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I cannot access the source, but the recent addition of an unqualified claim that Hess's mother, Klara came from a Greek family seems a bit dubious when names and places are so German (Klara, was the daughter of Rudolf Münch, from Bavaria). There was a substantial Greek diaspora in Alexandria of course, but they maintained linguistic, religious and cultural 'Greekness'. The claim seems ripe for checking as to whether it needs qualifying or removing in any way. Pincrete (talk) 07:10, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I am able to view the source, but I have removed the claim. It does not seem plausible. The full book title is "Vintage Alexandria: Photographs of the City, 1860-1960". The source says Hess was "son of a prosperous import-export merchant and his Greek wife". — Diannaa (talk) 14:36, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]