Father Ghevont Alishan (Armenian: Հայր Ղևոնդ Ալիշան) (1820-1901; also spelled Ghevond Alishan) was an ordained Armenian Catholic priest, historian and a poet. He was awarded by the Legion of Honour of the French Academy (1866), an honorary member of the Asian Society of Italia, Archeological Society of Moscow, Venice Academy and Archeological Society of Saint-Petersburg.
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6 July 1820 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
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Died |
9 November 1901 (aged 81) Venice, Kingdom of Italy
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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