Alexander Shirvanzade

Alexander Shirvanzade
BornAlexander Movsisian
(1858-04-18)18 April 1858
Shamakhi, Russian Empire
Died7 August 1935(1935-08-07) (aged 77)
Kislovodsk, Soviet Union
OccupationWriter, playwright
Literary movementRealism

Alexander Minasi Movsisian (Armenian: Ալեքսանդր Մինասի Մովսիսեան; 18 April 1858 – 7 August 1935), better known by his pen name Alexander Shirvanzadeh (Armenian: Ալեքսանդր Շիրվանզադէ) was an Armenian playwright and novelist. He was one of the main representatives of the realist movement in Armenian literature.