Vahan Teryan | |
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Born | Vahan Teryan 9 February 1885 Gandzani, Akhalkalaki uezd, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 7 January 1920 Orenburg, Russian SFSR | (aged 34)
Occupation | Poet |
Nationality | Armenian |
Education | University of Moscow Lazarian College |
Period | 1903–1911 |
Genre | Lyric poetry |
Spouse | Susanna Teryan |
Vahan Terian (Armenian: Վահան Տերյան; 9 February 1885 – 7 January 1920) was an Armenian poet, lyricist and public activist. He is known for his sorrowful, romantic poems, the most famous of which are still read and sung in their musical versions.