Died 1918, Constantinople Name Gegham Ter-Karapetian | Occupation writer and politician Other names Msho Gegham | |
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Born 1856 village of Kheybian, Bitlis Vilayet, Ottoman Empire | ||
Native name Gegham Ter-Karapetian | ||
Gegham Ter-Karapetian (Armenian: Գեղամ Տhր-Կարապետեան) (1856-1918), better known by his pen name Msho Gegham (Մշոյ Գեղամ), is a renowned Armenian writer and politician.
Biography
Ter-Karapetian was born in 1856 in the village of Kheybian in Bitlis Vilayet, Ottoman Empire.
He was a major writer of Western Armenian provincial literature. He was also a respected journalist and statesman.
Ter-Karapetian served as a deputy in the Ottoman Chamber of Deputies from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.
References
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