Ghazaros Aghayan

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Ghazaros Aghayan
folklorist, historian, linguist and public figure
NationalityArmenian

Ghazaros (Lazarus) Aghayan (

folklorist, historian, linguist and public figure.[1]

Biography

Aghayan was born in

Saint-Petersburg. In Moscow he cooperated with Hyusisapayl journal of Stepanos Nazarian
, also worked as typesetter.

Throughout his life he pursued many careers and professions. He was a

Mikael Nalbandian in the Armenian cultural and intellectual
revival of the 19th century.

In 1867 he returned to the

Shushi
, and supervised Armenian parochial schools of Georgia. As a teacher he supported the democratization of education. Aghayan demanded clearing schools from the influence of clergy. He is an author of textbooks for Armenian schools and works on education. He also collaborated on "Aghbyur", an illustrated monthly for children.

In 1895 he was arrested on charges of belonging to the

Hnchak
Party, exiled to Nor-Nakhichevan and then Crimea (1898-1900). He was then under the control of the tsarist gendarmerie until the end of his life. In May 1902, celebrated the 40th anniversary of his literary activity. In 1905 he took part in the October rally in Tiflis, calling for the tsar to be overthrown.

He obtained great popularity in the sphere of children’s literature. Aghayan has translated works of Alexander Pushkin and Ivan Krylov.

He died in Tiflis at the age of 71.

He was maternal grandfather of

Anatoliy Eiramdzhan and father-in-law of the painter Martiros Saryan
.

Works

Vernatun members in 1903. Isahakyan, Aghayan, Hovhannes Tumanyan (sitting) and Shant, Demirchian (standing).
  • 1867 - "Arutiun and Manvel Archived 2020-02-16 at the Wayback Machine" (autobiographical novel)
  • 1872 - "Two sisters " (social novel)
  • 1888 - "Tork Angegh" (poems)
  • 1893 - "The Main Events of My Life " (memoirs)
  • 1881 - "Anahit" (tale)
  • 1887 - "Aregnazan" (fairy tale)
  • 1904 - "The Fairy Tales of Grandmother Gulnaz"
  • 1908 - "Arevik" (educational book)
Khojivank

Bibliography

  • Collection of Works in 4 Volumes, Ed. and commented by A. Asatryan and others, Yerevan, 1962–1963[4]
  • Aghayan in Memoirs of Contemporaries, Yerevan, 1967. 529 pages.
  • Tork Angegh, by Ghazaros Aghayan, trans. by
    ISBN 978-1903656761

References

  1. ^ Biography
  2. ^ "Event dedicated to the 176th anniversary of birth of Ghazaros Aghayan in the Georgian village Bolnis-Khachen". Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Georgia. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Ghazaros Aghayan". Abrilbooks.com. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  4. ^ Aghayan at T. Hayrapetyan Library

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