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Perch Proshian (Armenian: Պերճ Պռոշյան, Hovhannes Ter-Arakelian, 15 June [O.S. 3 June] 1837, Ashtarak – 23 November 1907, Baku) was an Armenian writer.[1]

Perch Proshian
Native name	Պերճ Պռոշյան
Born	Hovhannes Ter-Arakelian (1837-06-15)15 June 1837 Ashtarak, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Ashtarak, Armenia)
Died	23 November 1907(1907-11-23) (aged 70) Baku, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire
Resting place	Armenian Pantheon of Tbilisi
Occupation	writer
Language	Armenian
Nationality	Armenian
Education	Nersisyan School
Genre	classical
Literary movement	national-democratic

Biography

Proshian was born in a tailor's family in Ashtarak. His education included parish school (1849–52) and a short time in the palatial school of Yerevan. In 1856 he finished the Nersisyan School of Tbilisi, where he formed his national-democratic views. After completing one year of education in Tbilisi's palatial school, Proshian came back to Ashtarak in 1857 and was appointed an inspector of the parish school.

In 1859, Proshian went to Tbilisi, where he taught at the Nersisyan School. From 1879 to 1881 had worked in Ejmiatsin as teachers' inspector. In 1887 had returned to Tbilisi. He died in Baku and was buried in the Armenian Pantheon of Tbilisi.

Museum

The Museum of Pertch Proshian was founded in 1948, in Ashtarak on the base of his father's house. Today in the museum are more than 2,000 exhibitions. The museum was restored in 2008.[2]

See also

• Armenian literature
• Armenians in Tbilisi
• Nersisyan School

References

На других языках

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- [en] Perch Proshian

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[ru] Прошян, Перч

Перч Прошян (арм. Պերճ Պռոշյան; 3 июня 1837[1], Аштарак — 23 ноября 1907, Баку) — армянский писатель -романист, журналист, поэт и педагог.

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