Nikolaos Skoufas
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Nikolaos Skoufas (Greek: Νικόλαος Σκουφάς; 1779 – July 31, 1818) was a founding member of the Filiki Eteria ("Society of Friends"), a Greek conspiratorial organization against the Ottoman Empire.[1][2]
Biography
Skoufas was born in 1779 in the village of
but his ideas did not meet with the approval of many people of the local Greek community.In 1818, the three partners moved to Constantinople to further their cause, but in July of that same year Skoufas fell ill and died.
References
- ^ Ioannis Michaletos (2006-09-28). "Freemasonry in Greece: Secret History Revealed". Balkanalysis.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-24. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
- ^ a b Phillips, W. Alison (1897). The war of Greek independence, 1821 to 1833. London : Smith, Elder. pp. 20, 21. (retrieved from University of California Library)
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