Zabel Sibil Asadour
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Zabel Asadour better known by her literary pseudonym Sibil was born as Zabel Khanjian on July 23, 1863 in Üsküdar
, a district of İstanbul
. She died on June 19, 1934. She was a famous Armenian poet, writer, publisher, educator and philanthropist.
She was educated Üsküdar Djemaran in Constantinople where she graduated in 1979. She was one of the founders of the "Azkanver Hayuhyats Enkerutiun" (in Armenian
Ազգանուէր հայուհյաց ընկերութիւնը), an Armenian organization that supported the construction, maintenance, and operation of Armenian girl schools throughout the heavily Armenian populated districts of the Ottoman Empire. She taught in the provinces and then in Constantinople.
In 1879, she wrote the textbook Practical Grammar for Modern Ashkharhabar Armenian («Գործնական քերականություն արդի աշխարհաբարի»), a classical grammar book that has been reviewed and republished many times with help of her husband Hrant Asadour. Sibil also wrote general articles about education, pedagogy and even poems for children.
Writer and political figure Krikor Zohrab
, Hrant Asadour and Sibil collectively re-established the literary publication Massis, where Sibil under the heading «Կիսադեմեր քողին ետևեն» wrote portraits of many renowned Western Armenian literary figures. The articles were collected much later in 1921 in a joint book with Hrant Asadour entitled Timastverner («Դիմաստվերներ»).
Sibil was best known for her literary works. In the 1880s she published her poems in Massis and Hairenik. In 1891, she published her novel «Աղջկան մը սիրտը» and a collection of poems «Յոլքեր» in 1902, mostly romantic and patriotic poems. She also wrote short stories, particularly about women. She also wrote for theater and one of her most famous works is the play Harsuh (The Bride). In 1901, she married writer, journalist, and intellect Hrant Asadour.
Üsküdar
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 İstanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. She died on June 19, 1934. She was a famous Armenian poet, writer, publisher, educator and philanthropist.
She was educated Üsküdar Djemaran in Constantinople where she graduated in 1979. She was one of the founders of the "Azkanver Hayuhyats Enkerutiun" (in Armenian
Armenian language
The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora...
Ազգանուէր հայուհյաց ընկերութիւնը), an Armenian organization that supported the construction, maintenance, and operation of Armenian girl schools throughout the heavily Armenian populated districts of the Ottoman Empire. She taught in the provinces and then in Constantinople.
In 1879, she wrote the textbook Practical Grammar for Modern Ashkharhabar Armenian («Գործնական քերականություն արդի աշխարհաբարի»), a classical grammar book that has been reviewed and republished many times with help of her husband Hrant Asadour. Sibil also wrote general articles about education, pedagogy and even poems for children.
Writer and political figure Krikor Zohrab
Krikor Zohrab
Krikor Zohrab was an influential Armenian writer, politician, lawyer and philanthropist, living in Constantinople...
, Hrant Asadour and Sibil collectively re-established the literary publication Massis, where Sibil under the heading «Կիսադեմեր քողին ետևեն» wrote portraits of many renowned Western Armenian literary figures. The articles were collected much later in 1921 in a joint book with Hrant Asadour entitled Timastverner («Դիմաստվերներ»).
Sibil was best known for her literary works. In the 1880s she published her poems in Massis and Hairenik. In 1891, she published her novel «Աղջկան մը սիրտը» and a collection of poems «Յոլքեր» in 1902, mostly romantic and patriotic poems. She also wrote short stories, particularly about women. She also wrote for theater and one of her most famous works is the play Harsuh (The Bride). In 1901, she married writer, journalist, and intellect Hrant Asadour.