Calliope Tatti
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Calliope Tatti was born in Thessaloniki
, Ottoman Empire
in 1894. Great-granddaughter of Constantine Tattis who was member of the secret Greek society Filiki Eteria
which in early 19th century organized the successful Greek War of Independence
against the Ottoman Empire. Spouse of the Cretan gendarmerie officer Evangelos Sarris
. After his premature death in 1917 she got married in 1922 to the chairman of the BAR association of Thessaloniki George Seremetis
who was one of the most prominent attorneys in the city. He later served as mayor of the same city.
Calliope Tatti studied at the English school of Thessaloniki during the years of the Ottoman administration. She spoke fluently English
, French
, Turkish
and Greek.
Thessaloniki was captured by the Hellenic Army
under Crown Prince
Constantine
during the first year of the First Balkan War
(1912). Tatti immediately after the capture of Thessaloniki she volunteered to serve as a nurse in the hospital organized by the "Central City School" that was taking care of the wounded soldiers during both Balkan Wars
.
From her two marriages she had three sons, the first Constantine Sarris from the first husband and the two others from the second (Dimitrios Seremetis and Michael Seremetis). The first 2 sons became lawyers and practiced law in Thessaloniki and the third one became a physician (thoracic surgeon) who was trained and practiced in the United States
.
She participated to a great number of charitable associations with considerable social service in Thessaloniki. She served as vice-president and later chairman of the “-Phoenix” charitable association (1933-1941) and the "Philoptochos Fraternity of Thessaloniki ladies" (1940-1950).
She offered a great deal of her own financial resources for the relief of her fellow-citizens during the starvation period of the German occupation(1941-1944).
She died in September 1978.
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
in 1894. Great-granddaughter of Constantine Tattis who was member of the secret Greek society Filiki Eteria
Filiki Eteria
thumb|right|200px|The flag of the Filiki Eteria.Filiki Eteria or Society of Friends was a secret 19th century organization, whose purpose was to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece and to establish an independent Greek state. Society members were mainly young Phanariot Greeks from Russia and local...
which in early 19th century organized the successful Greek War of Independence
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
against the Ottoman Empire. Spouse of the Cretan gendarmerie officer Evangelos Sarris
Evangelos Sarris
Evangelos Sarris was an officer of the Cretan gendarmerie and one of the leaders of the National Defence movement in Greece.Born in 1881 in Neapoli, Crete , Sarris interrupted his studies in 1898 in order to participate in the revolution. Despite his young age, Sarris participated in many battles...
. After his premature death in 1917 she got married in 1922 to the chairman of the BAR association of Thessaloniki George Seremetis
George Seremetis
George Dimitriou Seremetis was a prominent Greek lawyer and the mayor of Thessaloniki during World War II....
who was one of the most prominent attorneys in the city. He later served as mayor of the same city.
Calliope Tatti studied at the English school of Thessaloniki during the years of the Ottoman administration. She spoke fluently English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
and Greek.
Thessaloniki was captured by the Hellenic Army
Hellenic Army
The Hellenic Army , formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece.The motto of the Hellenic Army is , "Freedom Stems from Valor", from Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War...
under Crown Prince
Crown Prince
A crown prince or crown princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The wife of a crown prince is also titled crown princess....
Constantine
Constantine I of Greece
Constantine I was King of Greece from 1913 to 1917 and from 1920 to 1922. He was commander-in-chief of the Hellenic Army during the unsuccessful Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and led the Greek forces during the successful Balkan Wars of 1912–1913, in which Greece won Thessaloniki and doubled in...
during the first year of the First Balkan War
First Balkan War
The First Balkan War, which lasted from October 1912 to May 1913, pitted the Balkan League against the Ottoman Empire. The combined armies of the Balkan states overcame the numerically inferior and strategically disadvantaged Ottoman armies and achieved rapid success...
(1912). Tatti immediately after the capture of Thessaloniki she volunteered to serve as a nurse in the hospital organized by the "Central City School" that was taking care of the wounded soldiers during both Balkan Wars
Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe in 1912 and 1913.By the early 20th century, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia, the countries of the Balkan League, had achieved their independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large parts of their ethnic...
.
From her two marriages she had three sons, the first Constantine Sarris from the first husband and the two others from the second (Dimitrios Seremetis and Michael Seremetis). The first 2 sons became lawyers and practiced law in Thessaloniki and the third one became a physician (thoracic surgeon) who was trained and practiced in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
She participated to a great number of charitable associations with considerable social service in Thessaloniki. She served as vice-president and later chairman of the “-Phoenix” charitable association (1933-1941) and the "Philoptochos Fraternity of Thessaloniki ladies" (1940-1950).
She offered a great deal of her own financial resources for the relief of her fellow-citizens during the starvation period of the German occupation(1941-1944).
She died in September 1978.