Ghevond Alishan

(1820-1901) Outstanding scholar, historian and poet. Ordained catholic priest at the age of 14, he became member of the Mkhitarists Congregation in Venice. In 1849, he headed the Bazmavep periodical. His capital works of history, ethnography and geography, as well as his patriotic poetry had great influence on young Armenian students. He was conferred Legion of Honor in 1866.

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