Mary Kalopothakes

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Mary Kalopothakes

Mary Kalopothakes (actually Maria Kalopothaki , Greek Μαρία Καλοποθάκη ; * 1859 in Athens ; † January 1941 ) was a Greek doctor .

Life

Mary Kalopothakes' parents were medical professionals and missionaries in Greece, Michail Kalopothakis and Martha Hooper Blackler ; her brother was the journalist Demetrios Kalopothakes . When she was twelve years old, her mother died. She completed her training at Greek and US schools and graduated from the Harvard Annex . Because she could not study medicine as a woman in Greece, she completed her studies in Paris from 1886–1894 and passed her exams in pediatrics and gynecology in Athens in 1894 .

As a doctor, she was a pioneer. At the beginning of the Turkish-Greek War , she worked as a director and surgeon at the Red Cross Hospital in Volos . Her work and participation in the Union of Greek Women earned her the recognition of Queen Olga and Florence Nightingale .

She later opened a hospital for women and children and trained nurses with a focus on public health and tuberculosis prevention. In 1909 she published a report on public health in Greece with figures on child mortality , hygiene and tuberculosis . During the Balkan War she worked in Arta in the Red Cross hospital. She is described as a philanthropic , courageous and generous woman. In addition to her work, she was also involved in the Greek Evangelical Church that her father founded. There she headed youth work for many years . She died in January 1941.

Aftermath

In 2011, The Hellenic Medical Society (HMS) of New York launched an annual symposium in honor of Mary Kalopothakis to honor Greek doctors and researchers. The first winner was Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos, pediatrician and gynecologist (2011).

Works

  • The Health of the Nations. Athens 1909.
  • Elements of Hygiene for Schools. Athens 1912.
  • Publication of the medical journal Hygeia ('Health').
Articles in the magazines
  • Efimeris ton Pedon ('Children's Newspaper')
  • Astir tis Anatolis ('Star of the East')
  • as well as numerous hymns for the Evangelical Church of Greece.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ Clark: Memories of Many Men in Many Lands . Boston 1922. p. 428
personal data
SURNAME Kalopothakes, Mary
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kalopothaki, Maria (real name); Καλoποθάκη, Μαρία (Greek)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek doctor
DATE OF BIRTH 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Athens
DATE OF DEATH January 1941