1873–1950
Constantin Carathéodory: A Greek Mathematician in Europe
Constantin Carathéodory, born in Berlin to an Ottoman Greek family, became one of the leading mathematicians of his age. In 1920 the…
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Diaspora
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Fifteenth–early nineteenth centuries
Education in Ottoman Greek Communities
Greek education under Ottoman rule varied greatly by place and period. Community schools, church institutions, merchant sponsorship and private teaching expanded literacy…
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Georgios Papanikolaou and the Pap Test
Georgios Papanikolaou, a doctor born in Kymi on Euboea, developed the cervical smear test that still bears his name. His method made…
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Greek Emigration to the United States, 1890s–1920s
After the collapse of currant prices in the 1890s, tens of thousands of young Greeks left for the United States. Working in…
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The Greeks of Australia and Post-War Melbourne
After the Second World War and the Greek Civil War, well over 100,000 Greeks settled in Australia, many of them in Victoria.…
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