Kegham Parseghian
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Kegham Parseghian (born 1883 Constantinople
, Ottoman Turkey - died 1915 Ayaş
, Ottoman Turkey), was a famed Armenian
writer, columnist, publicist, teacher, editor, and journalist.
. He attended to local Mesrobian school and continued his studies at the Getronagan Varjaran (Central Lyceum) until 1896. After spending a year in Paris
, he began to write his first literary pieces in many Armenian
periodicals and newspaper of the time. He then became a chief columnist and editor of the Surhandak (Dispatcher) and Azadamard (Fight for Freedom) newspapers. He was responsible for running the literary review Aztak (Monitor). He was one of the founding members of the literary journal Mehian (Temple) and worked alongside famed writers such as Gosdan Zarian, Daniel Varujan
, and Hagop Oshagan.
His entire works were published in 1931 by the Society of Friends of Martyred Writers in Paris.
On April 24, 1915, Parseghian was apprehended and taken to Ayaş
near Ankara
where he was killed.
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:...
, Ottoman Turkey - died 1915 Ayaş
Ayas
Ayaş is a town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 58 km from the city of Ankara which is very rich for historical monuments. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 21,239 of which 7,839 live in the urban center of Ayaş...
, Ottoman Turkey), was a famed Armenian
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
writer, columnist, publicist, teacher, editor, and journalist.
Biography
Kegham Parseghian was born in the Gedik Paşa district of ConstantinopleConstantinople
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 attended to local Mesrobian school and continued his studies at the Getronagan Varjaran (Central Lyceum) until 1896. After spending a year in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, he began to write his first literary pieces in many 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...
periodicals and newspaper of the time. He then became a chief columnist and editor of the Surhandak (Dispatcher) and Azadamard (Fight for Freedom) newspapers. He was responsible for running the literary review Aztak (Monitor). He was one of the founding members of the literary journal Mehian (Temple) and worked alongside famed writers such as Gosdan Zarian, Daniel Varujan
Daniel Varujan
Daniel Varujan or "Taniel Varujan" is one of the significant Armenian poets of the 20th century.He was one of the greatest Armenian poets of this century...
, and Hagop Oshagan.
His entire works were published in 1931 by the Society of Friends of Martyred Writers in Paris.
On April 24, 1915, Parseghian was apprehended and taken to Ayaş
Ayas
Ayaş is a town and district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, 58 km from the city of Ankara which is very rich for historical monuments. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 21,239 of which 7,839 live in the urban center of Ayaş...
near Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
where he was killed.