Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios (Greek: Χατζηγεωργάκης Κορνέσιος), from Kritou Terra in Paphos, was a dragoman (interpreter) in Cyprus between 1779 and 1809.
The dragoman was usually a Christian from the local community appointed by the Ottomans, and it was a significant office awarded to highly educated individuals with mastery of both the Greek and Turkish languages.
Hadjigeorgakis contributed greatly to the protection of Christians and lepers, offered financial and moral support to the Church of Cyprus and promoted education.
Nikolaides and Hasan Agha sent a slanderous report against him to the sultan in order to avoid being called to account for their actions.
Despite the efforts of the ambassadors of England and Russia, the Grand Vizier Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha, who resented Hadjigeorgakis, ordered his execution.
Hadgigeorgakis spent a portion of his wealth in building a mansion in the upper class Ayios Antonios area in Nicosia, close to the Archbishop's residence.
In 1830, Yiangos Tselepi, the Dragoman's youngest son, returned from Constantinople and bought the mansion with a loan he received from the Archdiocese.
He died in 1874 and his wife remained at the mansion with the family of her niece Ourania Zachariadou Oikonomidi, whom she had adopted for she had no children of her own.