Her main care was to attempt to complete their visions, as they were stated in A. Sygros will.So, she took care for A. Sygros Memoirs to be published and the Hospital “Andreas Sygros” to be constructed. She also donated money for improving the Athens Water Supply Sustem and for constructing the avenue named with the name of the national benefactor. The donation of Sygrou Estate to the Greek Agricultural Company (today's I.A.S.) represents the pinnacle of the total supply of childhood and youth. In 1921, according to I. Sygrou's will, the Sygrou Estate was bequeathed to the Greek Agricultural Company (IAS today), in order to be established a school of gardening, poultry, apiculture, sericulture and livestock, with main mission to educate “good farmers and gardeners”. |
Ifigenia Andrea Sygrou was born in 1842. She was daughter of John and Aglaia Mavrokordatou and she was living in Halki, while coming from Chios. She managed to seduce the national benefactor Andreas Sygros that - although a convinced bachelor – finally married her at Easter of 1875. He was 44 years old and Ifigenia was 33 years old. They lived happy together for 25 years. She died in Athens in 1921.
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