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Georgios Theocharis
(
Greek
:
Γε?ργιο? Θεοχ?ρη?
; 1758?1843) was a
Greek
merchant and notable figure of the pre
Greek Revolution
period and a fellow of
Rigas Feraios
.
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Biography
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Georgios Theocharis was born in 1758 in
Kastoria
, then
Ottoman Empire
.
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In 1786 he married
Austrian
Anna Spigel; they had three children: Dimitrios, Nikolaos and Aikaterini. In 1786 he was initiated into
Balduin zur Linde
of
Leipzig
, later reaching the Professor's Degree. At the end of 1797 he was arrested with
Rigas Feraios
but his surrender to the Ottoman authorities was prevented because of his wife's intercession. In 1798 he was exiled from
Vienna
and later allowed to go to
Leipzig
.
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His secret and intimate relationship with Feraios was revealed by the letter Rigas sent him from
Trieste
, which was signed as "Coleader of the Vienna Group". He supported financially, earnestly and variedly, and through his relations with abroad, the issue and circulation of Feraios' revolutionary proclamation.
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After
Otto's
arrival in Greece, Theocharis served as the first consul of the
Greek state
in
Leipzig
from 1834 until 1843.
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He was proclaimed
Knight of the Golden Cross of the
Order of the Redeemer
. He died in 1843 in
Leipzig
.
References
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Polychronis K. Enepekidis,
Ρηγα?, Υψηλαντη?, Καποδιστρια?: ερευβαι ει? τα αρχεια τη? Αυστρια?, Γερμανια?, Ιταλια?, Γαλλια? και Ελλαδο?
, 1965, p. 313 (digitilized 16-5-2007)
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Vogl?, Elpida K. (2007).
"Ελληνε? το γενο?": η ιθαγενεια και η ταυτοτητα στο εθνικο κρατο? των Ελληνον, 1821-1844
. Πανεπιστημιακ?ε? Εκδ?οσει? Κρ?ητη?. p. 137.
ISBN
978-9605242381
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a
b
Makedonika, vol. 24
, p. 275, Hetaireia Makedonik?n Spoud?n, 1984 (digitilized 15-7-2008)
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Kerkyraika chronika, vols. 14-15
, p. 62, 1968 (digitilized 24-3-2011)
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≪Μεγαλα συμβεβηκοτα ?κ μικρων α?τιων προξενηθεντα. ?κ τη? Γερμανικη? μεταφρασεω? ?λευθερω? μετενεχθεν ?πο Ζ. Δαουτη..≫
, 1819,
British Library
, p. 443 (digitized 17-12-2015)
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H? Siatista kai hoi emporikoi oikoi Chatz?micha?l kai Manous?, 17os-19os ai
, p. 96, Hetaireia Makedonik?n Spoud?n, 1982 (digitilized 13-10-2011)
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Konstantinos Amantos
, ≪Αν?κδοτα ?γγραφα περ? Ρ?γα Βελεστινλ?≫, p. 159, 1932, version 2.
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Tropaia neotata tes Hellados kata tes Asias. Biographia tu K. Kanare
, p. 83, Irsphelos 1835,
Austrian National Library
(digitilized 17-8-2012)
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