Maria Jacobsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maria Jacobsen

Danish missionary and key witness to the Armenian Genocide

Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1882

Place of Birth: Denmark

Date of Death: 06-Nov-1960

Profession: physician, missionary

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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 a "documentation of the utmost significance" for research of the Armenian Genocide.
For her humanitarian efforts, Jacobsen is known as "Mayrik" (Armenian: mother) or "Mama" for having saved many Armenians during the Genocide.