Evangeline Papageorge

Evangeline Thomas Papageorge (December 1, 1906 – September 15, 2001) was an American biochemist and college professor, born in Istanbul.

Papageorge was born in Istanbul, the daughter of Tomas Papageorgiou and Maria Hatzidemetriou.

[1] She moved to the United States in 1910 with her family, settling first in New Jersey and later in Georgia.

[10] Papageorge acted with the Emory Players, and was the first woman president of the parish council at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation in Atlanta.

[20] Papageorge lived with her sister Calomira "Callie" C. Canaris, a medical technologist, for many years.