Mher mesropyan biography definition
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This is the Genocide survival story of my father‘s mother, my Grandmother, Haigouhi Arakelian Arslanian Khederian, born in 1895 to Boghos & Tourvanda (Kalfayan) Arakelian. Haigouhi grew up in Yozgat, Turkey with her three brothers, Arakel, Levon, & Garabed, along with her sister Zarouhi.
At the age of 17, Haigouhi married Asadour Arslanian, also of Yozgat, through an arranged marriage. The year was 1912. Asadour was a personable businessman working for storstads- Life Insurance Company. He was the first salesman to sell life insurance to the residents of Turkey. Asadour had 2 brothers, one a lawyer and the other a businessman dealing with imports and exports.
Haigouhi and her new husband Asadour soon had a child in January of 1913, Harry Asadour Arslanian.
This 1914 family photo above shows my Grandmother Haigouhi on the far left with her husband Asadour next to her. Asadour's two brothers and sister are standing next to him. Seated are Asa
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The Rise of Natural History Museums in the Ottoman Empire
I am extremely grateful to my colleagues Aylin de Tapia, Ebru Aykut, Gönenç Göçmengil, Onur İnal, Philippe Bourmaud and two anonymous referees who enriched this article with their constructive and valuable questions and comments.
1In the summer of 1869, the German-Austrian geologist Ferdinand von Hochstetter went on a trip from Istanbul to Belgrad to conduct geological utforskning and prepare a map that would facilitate the expansion of the Ottoman railway network in the Balkans. Given his need to obtain more information about the mining conditions in this under-researched region, he attended one of the meetings of a council formed by the Mining and Metallurgy Section of the Ottoman Ministry of Public Works in Istanbul.1 His expectations were however dashed since he could find neither mine maps nor collections of any kind despite attending the meeting. The only two collections of mineralogical or geological content that h
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By Taleen Babayan
The camaraderie between the Armenians and Japanese that dates back centuries and has withstood respective injustices was highlighted during the momentous event, “Legacy of Diana Apcar, A Great Humanitarian and the Mother of the Armenian Nation,” on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at the Western Diocese, in an evening dedicated to the Armenian-Japanese friendship in the presence of elected officials on a local, county and state level. The standing-room-only audience was inspired by the cultural fusion and historic ties during a presentation sponsored by the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church and the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles, supported by the Little Tokyo Service Center, the Japanese American National Museum, and the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center.
In his remarks, Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America, reflected on Apcar’s symbolic life and her humani