The Tositsa family was from Metsovo and several of its members have been recognised as national benefactors. Michael Tositsas (or Tositzas or Dositzas) was born in 1787 in Metsovo and died in 1856 in Athens. In 1820 he went to Alexandria, Egypt, where he made a fortune. During the Revolution of 1821, he bought the
Tilos is an island of the Dodecanese. In its long history, it suffered many conquerors, raids and destructions. From 1912, it was under the Italian rule. It joined the Greek state in 1948.
Telemachus, according to mythology and the Homeric epics, was the son of Odysseus (Ulysses) and Penelope. Often, the first four books of Odyssey are called Telemachy, because they describe the journey of Telemachus in search of Odysseus.
Giorgos or Goethe, as he was usually called, Tzovaropoulos was born in 1882 in Kavakli of Eastern Rumelia and died in 1949 in Thessaloniki. He was a teacher, he actively participated in the Macedonian Struggle and he was the founder of the “Pavlos Melas” Macedonian Fighters’ Club. He was involved in politics, he was elected
Margaritis Dimitrios (1804 – 1833) was a militant of 1821 from Psarra, but his family was of Epirus origin. He joined the ships at the age of 17 and fought until 1826, in Kio, Eresos and elsewhere. After the liberation of Greece he studied law in France and served as a consular and diplomatic officer.
Terpsichore, according to Greek mythology, was one of the nine Muses. She was the goddess of lyrical poetry, songs and the chorus.
Georgios Tertsetis (1800-1874) was a poet, author and jurist from Zakynthos. He was a member of Filiki Eteria and he took part to the Revolution of 1821. He participated as a judge to the trial of Theodoros Kolokotronis and other militants and along with Anastasios Polyzoidis, he refused to countersign their death sentence. He was
Nestoras Teloglou was born in Smyrna, Minor Asia and died in 1972. He was a businessman and great benefactor of Thessaloniki. With his wife, Aliki, they donated to the AUTH their collection of works-of-art and they financed the establishment of the Teloglion Foundation, which was founded in 1972. Its building was inaugurated in 1999.
Stephanos Tattis (1825-1910) was born in Moschopoli of Epirus. He was a tobacco merchant and a distinguished member of the Greek Community of Thessaloniki and one of the Elders. He was President of the The Charitable Brotherhood of Thessaloniki and in 1877 he was elected MP for Thessaloniki at the Ottoman Parliament in Constantinople. He
Nikolaos Koukouflis (1874 -1953), born in Larisa, was one of the co-owners of the old City Hall of Thessaloniki (Caravanserai) and a benefactor of the Municipality. He died in Thessaloniki.
