Nikolaos Galatis

Nikolaos Galatis
Νικόλαος Γαλάτης
Born	1792 or 1794 Ithaca, Greece
Died	1819 Ermioni, Argolis
Cause of death	Assassinated
Monuments	Plaque and memorial at town square of Anogi, Ithaca
Known for	Member of the Filiki Etairia
Title	Count (self titled)
Movement	Prelude to Greek war of independence
Relatives	Eustathios Galatis (archimandrite), brother
Family	Galatis
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Nikolaos Galatis (Greek: Νικόλαος Γαλάτης; c. 1792–1819) was a Greek pre-revolutionary figure from Ithaca and one of the founding members of the Filiki Etairia, the secret revolutionary society.^[1][2] He was initiated into the society by Nikolaos Skoufas in Odessa,^[3] and in turn he initiated many others into the revolutionary society, some of whom became important figures in the events of 1821.^[4][3] Despite his efforts in promoting the society in its early years, he was accused of various misdemeanours and follies, and was eventually assassinated by other members of the society just a few years after joining.^{[5][6][7][8][9][2]}