Ghevont Alishan | |
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 Portrait of Alishan from his 1901 book Hayapatum (Armenian history) | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 6, 1820 |
| Died | November 9, 1901 (aged 81) Venice, Kingdom of Italy |
| Denomination | Armenian Catholic |
| Residence | San Lazzaro degli Armeni |
Ghevont Alishan[a] (Armenian: Ղեւոնդ Ալիշան; July 18 [O.S. July 6], 1820 – November 22 [O.S. November 9], 1901) was an Armenian Catholic priest, historian, educator and poet. He was a prolific author throughout his long career and gained recognition from Armenians and European academic circles for his contributions to Armenian literature and scholarship.
Born to an Armenian Catholic family in Constantinople, he received his education at the academy of the Armenian Catholic Mekhitarist Congregation on Saint Lazarus Island in Venice and joined the order in 1840. Between 1840 and 1872, he held a number of teaching and administrative positions in his order's educational institutions in Venice and Paris. During this period, he gained renown as a poet, writing mainly in Classical Armenian on both patriotic and religious themes. He is regarded as one of the first Armenian Romantic poets.
After 1872, Alishan devoted himself completely to his scholarly work. He notably wrote a number of long works on the historical provinces of Armenia and prepared for publication many old Armenian texts. Most of his works are in Armenian, but he also wrote in, and was translated into, French, English and Italian.
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