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Medal of Merit in Gold
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Karen Jeppe
1876-07-01 – 1935-07-07
Life & Legacy
Karen Vel Jeppe (1 July 1876 – 7 July 1935) was a Danish missionary and social worker, known for her work
with Ottoman Armenian refugees and survivors of the Armenian genocide, mainly widows and orphans, from 1903 until
her death in Syria in 1935. She was a member of Johannes Lepsius' Deutsche Orient-Mission (German Orient Mission) and assumed responsibility (in 1903) for the Armenian children in the Millet Khan German Refugee Orphanage after the 1895 Urfa massacres.
Occupation & Career
social worker, missionary, teacher
Faith & Community
Christianity
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Medal of Merit in Gold
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Medal of Merit in Gold
Church
Christianity
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Christianity
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q546323 · wikidata
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