Vahan Tekeyan Վահան Թէքէեան | |
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Born | Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | January 21, 1878.
Died | April 4, 1945 Cairo, Egypt | (aged 67)
Occupation | poet and public activist |
Nationality | Armenian |
Notable works | "The Armenian Cathedral", "A Prayer Before the Future", "Your Memory Tonight", "When the Day Finally Comes", and "Your Name" |
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Vahan Tekeyan (Armenian: Վահան Թէքէեան; January 21, 1878 – April 4, 1945) was an Armenian poet and public activist. In his lifetime he was the most famous poet of the Armenian diaspora, and he remains a significant symbol of Armenian identity and cultural heritage.