Grace Knapp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGrace Knapp
American missionary who witnessed the Armenian genocide in eastern Turkey
Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1870
Place of Birth: Bitlis, Turkey
Date of Death: 14-Mar-1953
Profession: missionary
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Grace Knapp
- Grace H.
- Knapp (21 November 1870 – 14 March 1953) was an American Christian missionary and teacher who served in the Ottoman Empire.
- During her time as a missionary, Knapp was a witness to the Armenian Genocide.
- During the Armenian Genocide, Knapp was stationed in Van and eventually described the events in the region in two published books describing her experiences.
- The first book, The Mission at Van in Turkey in War Time, describes in detail the massacres of Armenians by Turkish soldiers during the Van Resistance.
- Her second book, The Tragedy of Bitlis, relates the narratives of two nurses who witnessed massacres of Armenians in Bitlis.
- Her recounts of Bitlis are one of the few written accounts of massacres in that area.
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