Dikran Chökürian
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| Dikran Chokurian | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
1884 Gümüşhane, Ottoman Turkey |
| Died |
1915 (aged = 31) Ayaş, Ottoman Turkey |
| Occupation | Novelist, editor, painter, writer, and teacher. |
Dikran Chökürian (1884, Gümüşhane, Ottoman Empire - 1915) was an Armenian writer and teacher, editor of Vostan (in Armenian language Ոստան, "The Capital City") newspaper, a victim of Armenian Genocide.
He finished the Berberian College of Constantinople in 1907, then worked as a teacher in Armenian schools. Chokurian became known in 1910, when he published his novels in a separate book named Hayreni dzayner (in Armenian Հայրենի Ձայներ). In 1914 he published Vanke (in Armenian Վանքը, The Monastery) roman that was dedicated to the power and victory of civilization and freedom. Among with a number of Armenian intellectuals he was arrested and killed in 1915.
Sources
- "Armenian Question", encyclopedia, ed. by acad. K. Khudaverdyan, Yerevan, 1996, p. 373
External links
- Biography (Russian)
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