Ghazaros Aghayan. Biography

Ghazaros Aghayan was born in Bolnis-Khachen

( in Georgia ) - an outstanding Armenian writer-democrat, the teacher

and the public figure.

Ghazaros Aghayan has been translated compositions of Pushkin

Aghayan was the largest Armenian teacher supported

democratization of education. He demanded clearing school of

influence of clergy and its transfer to hands of people. He has made

textbooks of the Armenian language, works on education, a

technique of teaching of the Armenian language, textbooks for the

Armenian school.

Aghayan has based children's magazine "Ahpur" ( "Spring" since

1883 and up to 1891 supervised over its edition ).

Aghayan was the author of the popular grant for elementary

education " Maireni lezu " ( " The Native word "; 4 parts, with 1875,

were published over 40 years ).

Ghazaros Aghayan is the maternal grand-grandfather of Russian

comedy movie director and writer Anatoliy Eiramdzhan and father

of wife famous paintist Martiros Saryan.

The autobiographical novel "Arutiun and Manvel" ( 1867 ).

The novel social "Two sisters "( 1872 ).

He is the author of poems among which it is allocated "Torg-Angeh" ( 1888 ).

Memoirs "The Main Events of My Life " ( have been published in 1893 )

"ANAIT", 1881;

"AREGNAZAN", 1887,

"THE FAIRY TALES OF GRANDMOTHER GULNAZ", 1904 and etc.

Ghazaros Aghayan has written also the educational book "AREVIK" ( 1908; the ABC-book and the self-instruction

manual for adults).

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