Hovhannes Hintliyan ( hy, Յովհաննէս Հինդլիեան,

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, 1866 –

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, March 16, 1950) was an

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teacher, pedagogue, publisher, and educator. He was the founder of Nor Tbrots (New School), a prestigious

school in the Pangalti district of

Biography

Hovhannes Hintliyan was born in 1866 in

, a district of

that is situated on the Asiatic side of the

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. He attended the prestigious Berberian Varjaran (High School) and studied under his mentor Reteos Berberian (Who was the founder and principal of the school as well). Upon gaining an outstanding reputation at school, he eventually taught at Makrouhian Varjaran in the

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district and eventually became the principal of the school. He then taught and at times became principal of the following schools: Surp Haç Tbrevank, Tbrotsaser, Aramyan, Dadyan, and

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. He traveled to Europe and gained insight into how the school systems functioned there. He met with famous teachers and pedagogues such as

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and

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. When he returned to

, he established the Nor Tbrots (New School) in the Pangalti district which opened its doors on October 15, 1909. It was first a boys school, it later accepted girls starting 1925. The school shut down in 1988 but was reopened in 2003 in

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with the help of Hintliyan Nor Tbrots alumni across the world. He was one was the founding members of Homenetmen, an

athletic organization. He was admitted to the Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital in Istanbul in 1949 due to deteriorating health conditions. He died on March 16, 1950 at the age of 84.

References

External links

Website for Hintliyan's School in Armenia
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