WRITER

Khachatur Abovian

1805 - 1848

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Khachatur Abovian (Armenian: Խաչատուր Աբովյան, romanized: Khach’atur Abovyan; October 15 [O.S. October 3] 1809 – disappeared April 14 [O.S. April 2] 1848) was an Armenian polymath, educator, scientist, philosopher, writer, poet and an advocate of modernization. He mysteriously vanished in 1848 and was eventually presumed dead. Reputed as the father of modern Armenian literature, he is best remembered for his novel Wounds of Armenia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Khachatur Abovian has received more than 178,072 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Khachatur Abovian is the 981st most popular writer (up from 1,039th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Armenia and the most popular Armenian Writer.

Khachatur Abovian is most famous for his work, "Wounds of Armenia."

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Wounds of Armenia : Lamentation of a Patriot [Language
Fiction, historical, general, History, Fiction
2009

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Khachatur Abovian ranks 981 out of 7,302. Before him are Tannhäuser, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, Donna Leon, Bar Hebraeus, H. Rider Haggard, and James Hadley Chase. After him are Will Durant, David Grossman, Aristarchus of Samothrace, Prudentius, Jean de Joinville, and Richard Matheson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1805, Khachatur Abovian ranks 14. Before him are William Rowan Hamilton, Fanny Mendelssohn, Louis Auguste Blanqui, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, Maria Anna of Bavaria, and Marie d'Agoult. After him are Robert FitzRoy, Adalbert Stifter, Ewelina Hańska, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, Thomas Graham, and 9th Dalai Lama. Among people deceased in 1848, Khachatur Abovian ranks 15. Before him are Bernard Bolzano, Caroline Herschel, Vissarion Belinsky, Nicolas Oudinot, María Isabella of Spain, and Mohammad Shah Qajar. After him are Thomas Cole, Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Joseph Mohr, James Dunlop, and Branwell Brontë.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Khachatur Abovian ranks 12 out of 163. Before him are Najm ad-Din Ayyub (1100), Artem Mikoyan (1905), Shirkuh (1100), Hayk (410), Tiridates III of Armenia (255), and Albert Azaryan (1929). After him are Vahagn Khachaturyan (1959), Ashot I of Armenia (820), Armen Sarkissian (1953), Vologases V (130), Servatius of Tongeren (400), and Sebeos (700).

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Among WRITERS In Armenia

Among writers born in Armenia, Khachatur Abovian ranks 1. After him are Hovhannes Tumanyan (1869), Silva Kaputikyan (1919), Avetik Isahakyan (1875), Hovhannes Shiraz (1914), Shushanik Kurghinian (1876), Paruyr Sevak (1924), Axel Bakunts (1899), Hamo Sahyan (1914), Gevorg Emin (1919), Sarmad Kashani (1590), and Narine Abgaryan (1971).

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