Khachatur Abovian

Խաչատուր Աբովյան (Known as "Khachatur Abovian")

Founding Father of Modern Armenian Literature, Educator, Author of Wounds of Armenia

Born 1809-10-15

Kanaker, Yerevan, Armenia

Passed Away 1848-04-14 Yerevan, Armenia

Lifespan 38 years old

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"Give your life for your homeland, and you will live forever in the memory of your people."

Archival Overview

Visionary nineteenth-century writer and educator who established modern vernacular Armenian literature through his patriotic novel 'Verk Hayastani' ('Wounds of Armenia').

Biographical Record

Khachatur Abovian was born on October 15, 1809, in Kanaker near Yerevan. Educated at the Gevorkian Seminary and later at the University of Dorpat (Tartu) in Estonia, Abovian was a polyglot humanist who accompanied German explorer Friedrich Parrot on the historic first recorded ascent of Mount Ararat in 1829.

Breaking decisively with the archaic Classical Armenian (Grabar), Abovian wrote Verk Hayastani (1841) in the living Eastern Armenian vernacular, narrating the liberation of Eastern Armenia from Persian rule. On the morning of April 14, 1848, he walked out of his home in Yerevan and vanished without a trace, leaving behind a foundational modern literary legacy.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Memorial Obelisk / Historical Kanaker Grounds
Yerevan, Armenia

                         GPS: 40.2185, 44.5380                    

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