Theodoros Natsinas
Theodoros Natsinas (Greek: Θεόδωρος Νάτσινας; 8 July 1872 - 2 February 1949) was a Greek teacher. He was born in Siatista (Greek: Σιάτιστα), then part of the Ottoman Empire, now in Greece.
Career
He studied Physics and Mathematics at the
At 1907 he served as director of a school in
In the
founded the first Agricultural Cooperative there, and helped to set up the first Scouts team in West Macedonia. In 1918 he was appointed general Superintendent of Secondary Education of Greece.In politics he was a supporter of the Liberal Party of Eleftherios Venizelos.
Founding a school in Thessaloniki
After 1921 he worked in Thessaloniki. Initially, together with a partner, G. Karantanis, they took over the management of a school established by Stefanos Noukas (the Marasleia School).[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.
He was one of the founding members of the Society for Macedonian Studies.[4]
Personal life
He had one daughter and three sons: Sultana Natsina, the
He is the author of the book "Macedonian Itinerant Merchants in the Countries of Austria-Hungary" (first edition 1939).
The municipality of Thessaloniki honored him by naming a city street after him.
Notes
- ^ "Teachers' Appointments [Didaskalikai metavolai]", Embros newspaper, 1899-01-12, p.3 (in Greek)
- ^ "Teachers' Appointments [Didaskalikai metavolai]", Embros newspaper, 1914-11-08, p.3 (in Greek)
- ^ School advertisement, Macedonia newspaper, 1921-07-23, p.4 (in Greek)
- ^ http://media.ems.gr/ekdoseis/ektos_seiras/ekd_eksi_chroniko_ems.pdf [bare URL PDF]