Dent, 2007, p. 9: "...Count Simon Sina, a banker, aristocrat and landowner of Greek origin, and one of the wealthiest men of his day. His father, George Sina had been a chief financier backing the construction of the Chain Bridge." Dent, Bob (2007). Budapest: A Cultural History. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN0-19-531494-8.
Killy y Vierhaus, 2005, p. 346: "Sina, Simon Georg, from 1832 onwards Baron von Hodos und Kisidia, Austrian banker, * 15.8.1810, Vienna; † 15.4.1876, Vienna. S., the son of Georg Simon → S., founded the banking house of Simon Georg Sina in Vienna and was director of the Austrian National Bank. In 1864 he financed the return transport of the Austrian troops from Schleswig-Holstein following the German-Danish War. S. was a member of the board of management of the General Hungarian Credit Bank and the board of administration of the Rossitz mining company. He was also a member of the executive senate of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. S. held a seat in the Austrian Herrenhaus from 1874 onwards." Killy, Walther; Vierhaus, Rudolf, eds. (2005). Dictionary of German Biography (Volume 9: Schmidt – Theyer). Munich: K.G. Saur (Walter de Gruyter). ISBN9783110966299.
Killy y Vierhaus, 2005, p. 346: "Sina, Georg Simon, from 1832 onwards Baron von Hodos und Kisidia, Austrian banker, y* 20.11.1782, Moschopolis; † 18.5.1856, Vienna. S., the son of a merchant, worked mainly in the banking sector. Together with Salomon Mayer von → Rothschild, he was involved in all state loans and their associated share issues from 1830 onwards. He owned numerous domains in Lower Austria, Bohemia, Moravia and Hungary and possessed shares in a large number of financial and economic ventures. Among other things, he was deputy governor of the Austrian National Bank and president of the State Railway Company. He played a leading role in the expansion of the Hungarian railway network and financed the construction of the Chain Bridge over the Danube between Buda and Pest, which was built between 1842 and 1849. After Rothschild, S. was regarded as the second richest man in Austria. He was the father of Simon Georg → S." Killy, Walther; Vierhaus, Rudolf, eds. (2005). Dictionary of German Biography (Volume 9: Schmidt – Theyer). Munich: K.G. Saur (Walter de Gruyter). ISBN9783110966299.
Moscow Patriarchate, 1978, p. 84: "A son of the rich Greek family of Sina, Simon Sina the Younger did many good works, contributing large sums of money for the building of Athens University and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Art Gallery, the Institute for the Blind, hospitals, schools and in particular Orthodox Churches and other ecclesiastical institutions." Moscow Patriarchate (1978). The Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate. Moscow: Moscow Patriarchate.
Rükl y Rackham, 1991, p. 98: "Sinas [8.8°N, 31.6°E] Simon Sinas, 1810–1876. Greek merchant, patron of astronomers, bequeathed Athens Observatory. Circular crater (12.4 km/2260 m)." Rükl, Antonín; Rackham, T.W. (1991). Atlas of the Moon. London: Hamlyn. ISBN9780600571902.
