Khachatur Abovian
(1809-1848)
Armenian polymath and writer (1809-1848?)
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Khachatur Abovian (or Abovyan; Armenian: Խաչատուր Աբովյան; October 15, 1809 was an Armenian writer and national public figure of the early 19th century who mysteriously vanished in 1848 and was eventually presumed dead. He is an educator, poet and an advocate of modernization. Reputed as the father of modern Armenian literature, he is best remembered for his novel Wounds of Armenia. Written in 1841 and published posthumously in 1858, it was the first novel published in the modern Armenian language using Eastern Armenian based on the Yerevan dialect instead of Classical Armenian.
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15 October 1809 Qanaqer-Zeytun, Persian Empire (present day Kanaker, Armenia)
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| Died |
14 April 1848 (aged 38)
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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