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People
Philhellenes (1821-1829)
Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876)
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Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876) [Other Americans]. American philanthropist, was born at Boston, Massachusetts, on November 10th. His father, Joseph N. Howe, was a ship-owner and cordage manufacturer and his mother, Patty Gridley, was one of the most beautiful women of her day. He is by far the best known American philhellene.
Fired by enthusiasm for the Greek Revolution and by Lord Byron's [People] example, took ship for Greece. Upon his arrival, he enlisted in the Greek Army and for six years he served as a soldier and a chief surgeon.
Then, to raise funds for the cause, he returned to America where his fervid appeals enabled him to collect about 60,000 dollars.
He returned to Greece and in 1829 he established a medical center in Aegina {Egina ~ Αίγινα} and a school for the blind in Corinth {Korinthos ~ Κόρινθος}. In 1831 he returned to America.
Long after the revolution, Howe continued to be active in Greek affairs, both in Greece and in the United States. In 1866, during the Cretan Revolution {Kritiki Epanastasi ~ Κρητική Επανάσταση} he returned to Greece with his wife Julia Howard Howe, to organize support for the new uprising of the Cretans against Ottoman Rule.
Samuel Gridley Howe wrote a History of the Greek Revolution, which was published in 1828.
Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876)
05-11-2004