Hovhannes Hintliyan
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Hovhannes Hintliyan was an Armenian teacher, pedagogue, publisher, and educator. He was the founder of Nor Tbrots (New School), a very prestigious Armenian school in the Pangalti district of Constantinople
.
, a district of Constantinople
that is situated on the Asiatic side of the Bosphorus. He attended the prestigious Berberian Varjaran (High School) and studied under his mentor Reteos Berberian
(Who was the founder and principal of the school as well). Upon gaining an outstanding reputation at school, he eventually taught at Makrouhian Varjaran in the Besiktas
district and eventually became the principal of the school. He then taught and at times became principal of the following schools: Surp Haç Tbrevank, Tbrotsaser, Aramyan, Dadyan, and Getronagan. He traveled to Europe and gained an insight on how the school systems functioned there. He met with famous teachers and pedagogues such as Pestalozzi
and Maria Montessori
. When he returned back to Constantinople
, he established the Nor Tbrots (New School) in the Pangalti district which opened its doors on October 15, 1909. It was first a boys school, it later accepted girls starting 1925. The school shut down in 1988 but was reopened in Kayan, Armenia
with the help of Nor Tbrots alumni across the world. He was one was the founding members of Homenetmen
, an Armenian athletic organization.
He was admitted to the Sourp Prgiç Hospital in Yedikule
in 1949 due to deteriorating health conditions. He finally passed away on March 16, 1950 at the age of 84.
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
.
Biography
Hovhannes Hintliyan was born in 1866 in ÜsküdarÜsküdar
Üsküdar is a large and densely populated municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, on the Anatolian shore of the Bosphorus. It is bordered on the north by Beykoz, on the east by Ümraniye, on the southeast by Ataşehir, on the south by Kadıköy, and on the west by the Bosphorus, with the areas of Beşiktaş,...
, a district of Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
that is situated on the Asiatic side of the Bosphorus. He attended the prestigious Berberian Varjaran (High School) and studied under his mentor Reteos Berberian
Reteos Berberian
Reteos Berberian was a famed Armenian educator, pedagogue, principal, writer, poet, and founder of the prestigious Armenian school Berberian Varjaran .- Biography :...
(Who was the founder and principal of the school as well). Upon gaining an outstanding reputation at school, he eventually taught at Makrouhian Varjaran in the Besiktas
Besiktas
Beşiktaş is a municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and on the east by the Bosphorus...
district and eventually became the principal of the school. He then taught and at times became principal of the following schools: Surp Haç Tbrevank, Tbrotsaser, Aramyan, Dadyan, and Getronagan. He traveled to Europe and gained an insight on how the school systems functioned there. He met with famous teachers and pedagogues such as Pestalozzi
Pestalozzi
Pestalozzi may refer to:* Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi * Hans A. Pestalozzi Schools with that name:* Colegio Pestalozzi, Argentina* Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Biberach, Germany* Kinderdorf Pestalozzi, Switzerland...
and Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout Catholic best known for the philosophy of education which bears her name...
. When he returned back to Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
, he established the Nor Tbrots (New School) in the Pangalti district which opened its doors on October 15, 1909. It was first a boys school, it later accepted girls starting 1925. The school shut down in 1988 but was reopened in Kayan, Armenia
Kayan, Armenia
Kayan is a town in the Tavush Province of Armenia....
with the help of Nor Tbrots alumni across the world. He was one was the founding members of Homenetmen
Homenetmen
Homenetmen is a pan-Armenian diaspora organization devoted to sport and Scouting. The motto of Homenetmen is "Elevate Yourself and Elevate Others with You" .-Foundation:...
, an Armenian athletic organization.
He was admitted to the Sourp Prgiç Hospital in Yedikule
Yedikule
Yedikule or Heptapyrgion can refer to:* the Yedikule Fortress in Istanbul, Turkey.* the Yedikule neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey, where the fortress is located, part of the district of Fatih....
in 1949 due to deteriorating health conditions. He finally passed away on March 16, 1950 at the age of 84.