Perch Proshian ( hy, Պերճ Պռոշյան, Hovhannes Ter-Arakelian, , Ashtarak – 23 November 1907,

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) was an

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writer.

Biography

Proshian was born in a tailor's family in Ashtarak. His education included parish school (1849–52) and a short time in the palatial school of

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. In 1856 he finished the Nersisyan School of Tbilisi, where he formed his national-democratic views. After completing one year of education in

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's palatial school, Proshian came back to Ashtarak in 1857 and was appointed an inspector of the parish school. In 1859, Proshian went to Tbilisi, where he taught at the Nersisyan School. From 1879 to 1881 had worked in

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as teachers' inspector. In 1887 had returned to Tbilisi. He died in

and was buried in the

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Museum

The Museum of Pertch Proshian was founded in 1948, in Ashtarak on the base of his father's house. Today in the museum are more than 2,000 exhibitions. The museum was restored in 2008.Ողջունում ենք Ձեր մուտքը մեր կայք
. Charents Museum of Literature and Arts

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1837 births 1907 deaths People from Ashtarak Armenian male poets 19th-century Armenian poets Burials at Armenian Pantheon of Tbilisi Nersisian School alumni 19th-century male writers Armenian people from the Russian Empire {{Armenia-writer-stub

Biography

Museum

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