Harutyun Alamdaryan

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Harutyun Alamdaryan
Born
Harutyun (Gevork) Manuki Alamdaryan

1795
Died1834 (aged 38–39)
NationalityArmenian
Occupationpoet and teacher
Known forFirst Director of Lazarian Seminary

Harutyun (Gevork) Manuki Alamdaryan (Armenian: Հարություն (Գևորգ) Մանուկի Ալամդարյան) 1795, Astrakhan - 1834, Nor Nakhijevan) was an Armenian poet and teacher.

Biography

In 1813 he was invited to Moscow where he became the first director of Lazarian seminary. In 1824-1830 he was the director of Nersisian Armenian school in Tiflis. Being a supporter of Nerses Ashtaraketsi, in 1830 he was exiled to Haghpat Monastery. In 1832-1834 he lived in Holy Cross Church, Nakhichevan on Don, where he was killed.

Alamdaryan was the teacher of Khachatur Abovian and Stepanos Nazarian. He is an author of many poems and an Armenian-Russian vocabulary.

Sources

  • "Հարություն Ալամդարյան — LitoPedia". Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  • "Anunner.com - HARUTYUN (GEVorg) ALAMDARYAN". Retrieved 9 March 2013.