Gegham Ter-Karapetian
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Gegham Ter-Karapetian (Armenian: Գեղամ Տեր-Կարապետեան) (1865-1918), better known by his pen name Msho Gegham (Մշոյ Գեղամ), was a writer and politician in the Ottoman Empire. He was ethnically Armenian.
Born1865
village of Kheybian, Bitlis Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
DiedNovember 28, 1918 (aged 52–53)
OthernameMsho Gegham
Occupationswriter and politician
Gegham Ter-Karapetian | |
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| Gegham Ter-Karapetian | |
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| Born | 1865 village of Kheybian, Bitlis Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | November 28, 1918 (aged 52–53) |
| Other name | Msho Gegham |
| Occupations | writer and politician |
Biography
Ter-Karapetian was born in 1865 in the village of Kheybian in Bitlis Vilayet, Ottoman Empire.[1]
He was a major writer of Western Armenian provincial literature.[2][3] He was also a respected journalist and statesman.[4]
Ter-Karapetian served as a deputy in the Ottoman Chamber of Deputies from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.[1]