Evangelical School of Smyrna

Evangelical School
Ευαγγελική Σχολή
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TypeSecondary male school
Established1733
Closed1922

The building of the school, early 20th century

The Evangelical School (Greek: Ευαγγελική Σχολή officially Ἡ ἐν Σμύρνῃ Εὐαγγελική Σχολή) was a Greek educational institution established in 1733 in Smyrna, Ottoman Empire, now İzmir, Turkey.[1][2] The school, initially an Orthodox Church-approved institution, attracted major figures of the Modern Greek Enlightenment. During the late 19th-early 20th century it became the most important Greek school in the city, possessing an archaeological museum, a natural science collection and a library, which contained some 50,000 volumes and 180 manuscripts.[3] The Evangelical School ceased its operation in 1922 as a result of the Turkish capture of Smyrna, and was converted into the Namik Kemal High School.

  1. ^ A Short History of Modern Greece. Taylor & Francis. 1958. p. 36. ISBN 9781001303413.
  2. ^ Clogg, Richard (1981). Balkan society in the age of Greek independence. Macmillan Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-333-31580-4.
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