Margaret Masson Hardie Hasluck
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Margaret Masson Hardie Hasluck M.B.E. (1944) (June 18, 1885 - October 18, 1948). She was a Scottish
geographer
, linguist, epigrapher, archaeologist and scholar.
(aka Margaret Masson Hardie, Margaret Masson Hasluck, Margaret Hazllyk, Hezllak, Hasllëk, Hazllëk, Hallëk, Hazluk)
Margaret Hasluck graduated from Aberdeen University where she received Honors in Classics in 1907, and then went to Cambridge
, completing her studies with honors in 1911; she was not awarded a degree because Cambridge did not award degrees to women until 1948. She then attended the British School in Athens and worked in the field at Pisidian Antioch and published, "The Shrine of Men Askaenos
at Pisidian Antioch" and "Dionysos at Smyrna". Marrying Frederick William Hasluck
, Director of the British School in Athens, they honeymooned in Konya
, and based in Athens
the couple traveled throughout Turkey
and the Balkans. In 1916 Frederick contracted tuberculosis
and died four years later in Switzerland, and Hardie-Hasluck moved to England to edit her husband's books and published them under the name of Margaret Hasluck. She then traveled to Albania
where she undertook anthropological research in Macedonia
and made her home in Elbasan
for 13 years becoming a legend among the Albanians and publishing numerous articles including the first English-Albanian grammar and reader. Due to her intelligence work in World War I
, she was forced to leave Albania for Athens when the Italians annexed the country in 1939. When Athens became unsafe she moved to Istanbul
as an observer and advised the British Government intelligence about the Albanian situation. Later she went to Cairo
always carrying the Albanian cause with her. In 1945 she was diagnosed as having leukemia
and moved to Cyprus
and then to Dublin where she died on October 18, 1948.
On Friday 18th June 2010, the 125th anniversary of her birth, a ceremony took place on her property in Elbasan, Albania. Attended by the Prefect of Elbasan District Shefqet Deliallisi, the Mayor of Elbasan Qazim Sejdini and Her Excellency Fiona McIlwham British Ambassador to Albania among many guests. The ceremony was also attended by several members of Margaret's Hardie Family, and a plaque was jointly unveiled on her property by her nephew John Donald Morrison Hardie OBE and Qazim Sejdini, Mayor of Elbasan. After a presentation on the life of Margaret Hasluck, held at the 'Home of Hope / Shtëpia e Shpresës' Orphanage which occupies a building on her property, the children of the orphanage gave a presentation of costumes and music, which was followed by a reception at the Home of Hope. Margaret Hasluck's family members were presented with a certificate awarding Margaret Hasluck the status ‘Citizen of Honour’, on the grounds of ‘her outstanding contribution to the public sphere of the city of Elbasan’.[source: Gazeta Shqiptare & Shqip 19 Qershor/June 2010]
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
geographer
Geographer
A geographer is a scholar whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society.Although geographers are historically known as people who make maps, map making is actually the field of study of cartography, a subset of geography...
, linguist, epigrapher, archaeologist and scholar.
(aka Margaret Masson Hardie, Margaret Masson Hasluck, Margaret Hazllyk, Hezllak, Hasllëk, Hazllëk, Hallëk, Hazluk)
Margaret Hasluck graduated from Aberdeen University where she received Honors in Classics in 1907, and then went to Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, completing her studies with honors in 1911; she was not awarded a degree because Cambridge did not award degrees to women until 1948. She then attended the British School in Athens and worked in the field at Pisidian Antioch and published, "The Shrine of Men Askaenos
Men (god)
Men was a god worshipped in the western interior parts of Anatolia.The roots of the Men cult may go back to Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC. Ancient writers describe Men as a local god of the Phrygians....
at Pisidian Antioch" and "Dionysos at Smyrna". Marrying Frederick William Hasluck
Frederick William Hasluck
Frederick William Hasluck was an English antiquarian, historian, and archaeologist.Hasluck was educated at The Leys School and King's College, Cambridge. Graduating in 1904 , he went to the British School at Athens. There he helped on excavations in Laconi, Geraki, Angelona, Cyzicus and Bithynia,...
, Director of the British School in Athens, they honeymooned in Konya
Konya
Konya is a city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. The metropolitan area in the entire Konya Province had a population of 1,036,027 as of 2010, making the city seventh most populous in Turkey.-Etymology:...
, and based in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
the couple traveled throughout Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and the Balkans. In 1916 Frederick contracted tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
and died four years later in Switzerland, and Hardie-Hasluck moved to England to edit her husband's books and published them under the name of Margaret Hasluck. She then traveled to Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
where she undertook anthropological research in Macedonia
Macedonia (region)
Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time, but nowadays the region is considered to include parts of five Balkan countries: Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, as...
and made her home in Elbasan
Elbasan
Elbasan is a city in central Albania. It is located on the Shkumbin River in the District of Elbasan and the County of Elbasan, at...
for 13 years becoming a legend among the Albanians and publishing numerous articles including the first English-Albanian grammar and reader. Due to her intelligence work in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, she was forced to leave Albania for Athens when the Italians annexed the country in 1939. When Athens became unsafe she moved to Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
as an observer and advised the British Government intelligence about the Albanian situation. Later she went to Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
always carrying the Albanian cause with her. In 1945 she was diagnosed as having leukemia
Leukemia
Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
and moved to Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
and then to Dublin where she died on October 18, 1948.
On Friday 18th June 2010, the 125th anniversary of her birth, a ceremony took place on her property in Elbasan, Albania. Attended by the Prefect of Elbasan District Shefqet Deliallisi, the Mayor of Elbasan Qazim Sejdini and Her Excellency Fiona McIlwham British Ambassador to Albania among many guests. The ceremony was also attended by several members of Margaret's Hardie Family, and a plaque was jointly unveiled on her property by her nephew John Donald Morrison Hardie OBE and Qazim Sejdini, Mayor of Elbasan. After a presentation on the life of Margaret Hasluck, held at the 'Home of Hope / Shtëpia e Shpresës' Orphanage which occupies a building on her property, the children of the orphanage gave a presentation of costumes and music, which was followed by a reception at the Home of Hope. Margaret Hasluck's family members were presented with a certificate awarding Margaret Hasluck the status ‘Citizen of Honour’, on the grounds of ‘her outstanding contribution to the public sphere of the city of Elbasan’.[source: Gazeta Shqiptare & Shqip 19 Qershor/June 2010]
Books edited by Margaret M. Hasluck
- Athos and its Monasteries, 1924
- Letters on Religion and Folklore, 1926
- F.W.HasluckFrederick William HasluckFrederick William Hasluck was an English antiquarian, historian, and archaeologist.Hasluck was educated at The Leys School and King's College, Cambridge. Graduating in 1904 , he went to the British School at Athens. There he helped on excavations in Laconi, Geraki, Angelona, Cyzicus and Bithynia,...
, Christianity and Islam under the Sultans, 1929
External links
- Margaret Hasluck Collection at Marischal Virtual Museum, University of AberdeenUniversity of AberdeenThe University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...