Martha Hooper Blackler
Martha Hooper Blackler or Martha Kalopothakis ( Greek Μαρθα Καλοποθάκης , born June 1, 1830 in Marblehead , Massachusetts , † December 16, 1871 in Athens ) was an American missionary in Greece.
Life
Martha Hooper Blackler married Michail Kalopothakis in 1858 when he was studying medicine and theology in New York , and went with him to Greece, where he worked as a Protestant missionary. She quickly learned Greek and helped him publish a weekly magazine. In addition, she gained great influence among Greek women. Later she also translated books from English and published a youth magazine in Greek. She died at the age of 41.
family
Their children Demetrios Kalopothakes and Mary Kalopothakes continued the work of their parents.
literature
- Kalopothakes, Martha Hooper Blackler . In: James Grant Wilson, John Fiske (Eds.): Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography . tape 3 : Grinnell - Lockwood . D. Appleton and Company, New York 1887, p. 492 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blackler, Martha Hooper |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kalopothakis, Martha; Καλoποθάκης, Μαρθα (elS) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American missionary in Greece |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marblehead , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 1871 |
| Place of death | Athens |