Though no more with us for long forty five and twenty two years respectively; the eventful lives and works of these two far-sighted pioneering father and son are still acclaimed and fondly remembered by many, and especially by their contemporaries. The ever-lasting National achievements and contributions of the father to Ethiopian Literature, Artistic Heritage, and to Social and Economic betterment in general; as well as the son's uniquely out-standing accomplishments for Ethiopian, African and Global Sports; have been recognized time and again, by Governments and reputable National and International Institutions.

This biographies web-site is continuously enriched with relevant historic correspondences, photos, news paper clips and Audio/Video documents compiled and preserved for over one hundred years now. In most cases, the significances of these documents go far beyond substantiating the intended biographies of the Tessemas and serve as inputs and authentic verification instruments to the written and unwritten histories of other individuals and organizations. The publisher does not in any way discourage and/or restrict the reproduction of material from this site even when the user's version of history is different from what is published on this website. In fact, I have knowingly given my written consent to publications with obvious contradicting versions that have already used some rare photographs from this site.

While indications of source by all publications that use materials from this site with or without my written consent is appreciated; I wish to stress that this policy of unrestricted use of material should not in any way imply or suggest endorsement of the user publications; in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability or otherwise.

Click-on the names below the photos above to read the biographies, and discover an amazingly rare trove of photos, paper documents, and audio/ video archives which are also paramount to the wider histories of:

• The beginning of Ethiopian Music Recordings
• The quality of "SEM & WORQ"  or, direct and hidden expressions in the Amharic language,
• The transformation of transport services in urban Ethiopia from mules and horses to automobiles
• The discovery and development of Ethiopia's current hot spring resorts and the only steam bath in BOKU
• Ethiopian Sports, Ethiopian Football
• African Sports and African Football
• Global Sports, the modern Olympic Games, and Global Football