Maria Jacobsen | |
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Born | Siim, Denmark | November 6, 1882
Died | April 6, 1960 | (aged 77)
Occupation(s) | Christian missionary and witness to the Armenian genocide |
Maria Jacobsen (November 6, 1882 – April 6, 1960) was a Danish missionary and a key witness to the Armenian genocide. Jacobsen wrote the Diaries of a Danish Missionary: Harpoot, 1907–1919, which according to Armenian genocide scholar Ara Sarafian, is "documentation of the utmost significance" for research of the Armenian genocide.[1] Jacobsen is known as "Mayrik" (Armenian: mother) or "Mama" for her humanitarian efforts and having saved many Armenians during the genocide.[1][2]