Ghazaros Aghayan

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Ghazaros Aghayan (Ղազարոս Աղաեան in Armenian) (April 5, 1840 - June 20, 1911) was an Armenian writer, educator, folklorist, historian, linguist and public figure.

Aghayan was born in Bolnis-Khachen, a village in Nagorno-Karabakh. 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 Armenian cultural and intellectual revival of the 19th century. He died in Tiflis at the age of 71.


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