Theodoros Natsinas

Theodoros Natsinas in Office.

Theodoros Natsinas (Greek: Θεόδωρος Νάτσινας) (8 July 1872 - 2 February 1949) was a Greek Scholar. He was born in Siatista (Greek: Σιάτιστα), then part of the Ottoman Empire, now in Greece.

Career

He studied Physics and Mathematics at the University of Athens, where he received his degree, possibly a Ph.D. After the completion of his studies in 1898, he taught at secondary schools in Argos and Spetses.[1] In 1899, the University of Athens proposed to the Greek Government that he should be posted as a teacher at Kaisareia (Kayseri in Turkey) on a "national" mission to support the local Greek population. From 1903 to 1907 he taught at Constantinople.

At 1907 he served as director of a school in Siatista and took part in the Greek Struggle for Macedonia. He was arrested by the Ottoman authorities and taken to nearby city of Lapsista in West Macedonia. He was released after the intervention of the Greek Bishop of Sisanion and Siatista.

In the inter-war years, after West Macedonia became part of Greece, he taught in Kozani,[2] founded the first Agricultural Cooperative there, and helped to set up the first Scouts team in West Macedonia - Greece. In 1918 he was appointed general Superintendent of Secondary Education of Greece.

In politics he worked for the party of Eleftherios Venizelos

Certification by The Ecumenical Patriarchate

Certification by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

At September 20th, 1905 T.N. had his Certification to Direct Hellenic (Greek) School by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (Greek: Οικουμενικόν Πατριαρχείον)

Founding School in Thessaloniki

Maraslion building of Thessaloniki, where the Theodoros Natsinas School was established.

After 1921 he worked in Thessaloniki. Initially, together with a partner, G. Karantanis, they took over the management of a school established by Stephanos Noukas (The Maraslion School of St. Noukas).[3] At first, the school was known as the Natsinas - Karantanis School, but, subsequently, after the two partners split, the school was renamed the Theodoros Natsinas School.

Personal life

He had one daughter and 3 sons. Sultana Natsina, Lt General Alexandros Natsinas the creator and first Director (1953–1963) of the Greek Central Intelligence Service, Stefanos Natsinas former Greek politician and Leandros Natsinas who studied civil engineering at Ghent, Belgium.

He is the author of the book "Macedonian Itinerant Merchants in the Countries of Austria and Hungary" (First edition 1939 Thessaloniki - Last edition 1961 from West Macedonia newspaper of Thessaloniki).

Teachers and graduates of Theodoros Natsinas College in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.

The municipality of Thessaloniki honored him by naming a city street after him.

Founding member of the Society for Macedonian Studies

He was one of the founding members of the Society for Macedonian Studies (mentioned 3rd in the list of the following document): http://media.ems.gr/ekdoseis/ektos_seiras/ekd_eksi_chroniko_ems.pdf

Notes

  1. ↑ "Teachers' Appointments [Didaskalikai metavolai]", Embros newspaper, 1899-01-12, p.3 (in Greek)
  2. ↑ "Teachers' Appointments [Didaskalikai metavolai]", Embros newspaper, 1914-11-08, p.3 (in Greek)
  3. ↑ School advertisement, Macedonia newspaper, 1921-07-23, p.4 (in Greek)

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