Ghazaros Aghayan
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Ghazaros Aghayan was an Armenian
writer, educator, folklorist, historian, linguist
and public figure
.
Aghayan was born in Bolnis-Khachen
, an Armenian village in Georgia
. Throughout his life he pursued many careers and professions. He was a vagabond
, a troubadour
, a hunter, a factory worker and a farm labourer before he joined fellow writer Mikael Nalbandian
in the Armenia
n cultural and intellectual
revival of the 19th century. He died in Tiflis
at the age of 71.
He is the maternal grandfather of Anatoliy Eiramdzhan
and the father-in-law of the renowned painter Martiros Saryan
.
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
writer, educator, folklorist, historian, linguist
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
and public figure
Public figure
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.
Aghayan was born in Bolnis-Khachen
Bolnisi
Bolnisi , is a city in the country of Georgia, located in the Kvemo Kartli region and capital of the Bolnisi district. Currently has an estimated 13,800 inhabitants....
, an Armenian village in Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
. Throughout his life he pursued many careers and professions. He was a vagabond
Vagabond (person)
A vagabond is a drifter and an itinerant wanderer who roams wherever they please, following the whim of the moment. Vagabonds may lack residence, a job, and even citizenship....
, a troubadour
Troubadour
A troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages . Since the word "troubadour" is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz....
, a hunter, a factory worker and a farm labourer before he joined fellow writer Mikael Nalbandian
Mikael Nalbandian
Mikael Nalbandian was an Armenian writer who dominated 19th century Armenian literature, author of the Armenian national anthem text.-Biography:...
in the Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n cultural and intellectual
Intellectual
An intellectual is a person who uses intelligence and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity.- Terminology and endeavours :"Intellectual" can denote four types of persons:...
revival of the 19th century. He died in Tiflis
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
at the age of 71.
He is the maternal grandfather of Anatoliy Eiramdzhan
Anatoliy Eiramdzhan
Anatoliy Nikolaievich Eiramdzhan - the famous Russian-Armenian film director, producer and writer was born January 3, 1937 in Baku .His father was Nikolay Nikolaevich Ter-Grigoryan, an accomplished teacher of music and the piano....
and the father-in-law of the renowned painter Martiros Saryan
Martiros Saryan
Martiros Saryan was an Armenian painter.He was born into an Armenian family in Nor Nakhijevan . In 1895, aged 15, he completed the Nakhichevan school and from 1897 to 1904 studied at the Moscow School of Arts, including in the workshops of Valentin Serov and Konstantin Korovin...
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works
- 1867 - "Arutiun and Manvel" (The autobiographical novel)
- 1872 - "Two sisters " (The novel social)
- 1888 - "Torg-Angeh" (poems)
- 1893 - "The Main Events of My Life " ( Memoirs)
- 1881 - "ANAIT" (fairy tale)
- 1887 - "AREGNAZAN" (fairy tale)
- 1904 - "THE FAIRY TALES OF GRANDMOTHER GULNAZ"
- 1908 - "AREVIK" (educational book)