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Krikor I Of Constantinople
Krikor is a Western Armenian given name, equivalent to Eastern Armenian given name Grigor and the English equivalent Gregory and its variants in different languages. A diminutive of the name is Koko. A variant is Kirkor. Notable people with the name include: Religion *Gregory of Narek (951–1003), or Krikor Naregatsi, Armenian monk, poet, mystical philosopher, theologian and saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church ;Catholicoi *Gregory the Illuminator (257–331), patron saint and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church *Gregory II the Martyrophile (1035–1105), Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church (1066-1105) *Gregory IV the Young (1173–1193) *Gregory V of Cilicia (1193–1194) *Gregory VI of Cilicia (1194–1203) *Gregory VII of Cilicia (1293–1307) *Gregory VIII of Cilicia (1411–1418) * Gregory IX of Cilicia (1439–1446) *Gregory X (1443–1465) *Gregory XI (1536–1545) *Gregory XII (1576–1590) ;Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem *Krikor Yetesattzi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Western Armenian
Western Armenian ( ) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. It is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, as opposed to Eastern Armenian, which is mainly based on the Yerevan Armenian dialect. Until the early 20th century, various Western Armenian dialects were spoken in the Ottoman Empire, predominantly in the historically Armenian populated regions of Western Armenia. The dialectal varieties of Western Armenian currently in use include Homshetsi, spoken by the Hemshin peoples; the dialects of Armenians in Kessab, Latakia and Jisr al-Shughur in Syria, Anjar in Lebanon, and Istanbul and Vakıflı, in Turkey (part of the "Sueidia" dialect). The Sasun and Mush dialects are also spoken in modern-day Armenian villages such as Bazmaberd and Sasnashen. The Cilician dialect is also spoken in Cyprus, where it is taught in Armenian schools (Nareg), and is the first language of about 3,000 people of Armenian descent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Krikor Agathon
Krikor Agathon (26 November 1900 – c. November 1979) was an Egyptian shooting sports, sport shooter and épée fencing, fencer. He competed at two Olympic Games. He later worked as a sports administrator in Egypt and France, and was awarded with the Legion of Honour. References External links * 1900 births 1979 deaths Date of death missing Egyptian male épée fencers Egyptian male sport shooters Olympic fencers for Egypt Olympic shooters for Egypt Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Alexandria Knights of the Legion of Honour 20th-century Egyptian sportsmen Sportspeople awarded knighthoods {{Egypt-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Krikor Odian
Krikor Odian (, December 9, 1834 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire - August 6, 1887, Paris, France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...) was an Ottoman Armenian jurist, politician, and writer. He was a key figure in the establishment of the Armenian National Constitution and the Ottoman constitution of 1876. He was the uncle of the famed Armenian playwright and writer Yervant Odian. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Odian, Krikor Ethnic Armenian politicians 19th-century Armenian writers Politicians from Istanbul Armenians from the Ottoman Empire 1834 births 1887 deaths Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery Jurists from the Ottoman Empire Ethnic Armenian lawyers 19th-century writers from the Ottoman Empire Politicians from the Ottoman Empire Expatriates from the Otto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Krikor Mekhitarian
Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian (; born 15 November 1986) is a Brazilian chess grandmaster, streamer, and the current Director of Portuguese Content for Chess.com. He is a two-time Brazilian Chess Champion. Early life Born to a Brazilian mother and a Lebanese father, both of Armenian descent, he learned to play chess aged seven. Career Mekhitarian achieved his Grandmaster title within the space of eight months, securing his first norm at the 26th Brazilian Championships held in 2009, tying for third place with a score of 7.5/11. His second norm came with an eighth-place finish and a 6/9 score in the La Laguna tournament held in April 2010. His final GM norm came in June 2010, with a 9th-place finish in the International Chess Festival Eforie, held in Romania, where he scored 8/11. He took part in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament C Group 2013, finishing in 4th place with 8/13. Boycott of the 2016 Chess Olympiad The 2016 Chess Olympiad was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Armenia, which was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Krikor Kalfayan
Krikor Proff Kalfayan (; 1873–1949) was an Armenian writer, lecturer, musician, and musicologist. Life Of Armenian descent, Krikor Kalfayan was born in Bursa, Ottoman Empire in 1873. His father was an architect. Krikor Kalfayan attained his primary education at the local Armenian school. He eventually moved to Constantinople where he continued his education at the prestigious Getronagan Lyceum. Kalfayan was admitted to the Schola Cantorum in Paris, France where he was taught by renowned music teacher and composer Charles Bordes and Vincent d'Indy. Upon completion of his studies, he lectured on Armenian music in both France and England. In 1905, he published a magazine called ''Kroonk'' and contributed to the ''Revue Artistique Armenienne'' in both French and Armenian. In 1907 he was admitted to the Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique in Paris. Krikor Kalfayan wrote over 150 musical compositions. His compositions are mostly based on religious and patri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Krikor Guerguerian
Krikor Guerguerian (12 May 1911 ( Gürün) – 7 May 1988 ( New York)) was a Reverend Father of the Catholic Church. He is known for the ''Krikor Guerguerian Archive'', a collection of documents concerning the Armenian genocide. Early life Guerguerian was the youngest of sixteen children. He had eight sisters and seven brothers. Only six survived the Armenian genocide. During this genocide, he witnessed his parents' murder. He and a brother escape to Beirut in 1916, where he entered an orphanage. In 1925, he entered the Zımmar ( Bzemmar) Catholic Monastery-School in Lebanon. In the early 1930s, he earned a degree at St. Joseph University in Beirut. After this, he went to Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ... to enter Levonian University to study theology. He bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Krikor Bogharian
Krikor Bogharian was a diarist and an Armenian genocide The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenians, Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily t ... survivor. References Sources * * Writers from Gaziantep Armenians from the Ottoman Empire Armenian genocide survivors Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Armenia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Krikor Beledian
Krikor Beledian (, born Beirut, 1945) is a prolific Armenian poet, novelist, and literary critic living in France. After graduating from the Armenian Lyceum Nshan Palandjian of Beirut, he moved to Paris in 1967, where he studied philosophy at the Sorbonne. He has written dozens of volumes of poetry, novels, essays and critical works. Beledian lives in Paris and taught for many years at the INALCO (''Institut national de langues et civilisations orientales''), as well as the Catholic University of Lyon The Catholic University of Lyon (UCLy), also known as the Lyon Catholic Institute ( French: ''Institut Catholique de Lyon''), is a French private university based in Lyon and Annecy, Southeastern France. History The Lyon Catholic University has .... Beledian's work has been published in Lebanon, Armenia, France, and in the United States. Some of his essays have been published in journals and book chapters in English. Section from his 13-part Unpeopled Language (Անժողով� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Krikor Balyan
The Balyan family (; ) was a prominent Armenian family in the Ottoman Empire of court architects in the service of Ottoman sultans and other members of the Ottoman dynasty during the 18th and 19th centuries. For five generations, they designed and constructed numerous major buildings in the Ottoman Empire, including palaces, mansions, konaks, kiosks, yalis, mosques, churches, and various public buildings, mostly in Constantinople (present-day Istanbul). Ancestors Bali the Mason Bali or Balen the Mason ( or ''Meremmetçi Balen Kalfa''), a masonry craftsman from the Belen village of Karaman in central Anatolia, was the founder of the dynasty. He moved to Istanbul, where he learned of an Armenian palace architect of Sultan Mehmed IV (1648–1687), whom he met and replaced, being Armenian himself. When Bali died in 1725, his son Magar took his place as architect at the sultan's court. Magar the Architect Magar the Architect () was charged with important projects and was co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Krikor Badrossian
Krikor Badrossian was an Armenian communist politician. He was a musician by profession. Badrossian arrived in Baghdad from Lebanon in 1937, where he joined the Iraqi Communist Party The Iraqi Communist Party ( '; ) is a communist party and the oldest active party in Iraq. Since its foundation in 1934, it has dominated the left in Iraqi politics. It played a prominent role in shaping the political history of Iraq between it .... He became a Central Committee member of the party. Badrossian headed the Armenian section of the party. In January 1950 he was arrested, along with many other communist leaders, in a police raid. In 1953 the Iraqi government expelled him to Lebanon. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Badrossian, Krikor Iraqi Communist Party politicians Living people Armenian communists Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Krikor Azaryan
Krikor Stepan Azaryan (; 15 March 1934 – 14 December 2009) was a Bulgarian director. A Bulgarian Armenian, Azaryan was born in Plovdiv. He graduated from what is today the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia in 1966 and was a post-graduate student in Moscow and Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad) in the Soviet Union. He spent most of his career as a theatre director at the Theatre of the Bulgarian Army, though he has also worked for the Plovdiv Theatre, the National Theatre, the Satire Theatre and Theatre Sofia, as well as theatres in Moscow and Bitola. He has directed plays by Anton Chekhov, William Shakespeare, Nikolai Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; ; (; () was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright of Ukrainian origin. Gogol used the Grotesque#In literature, grotesque in his writings, for example, in his works "The Nose (Gogol short story), ..., Nikolay Haytov, etc. After spending 30 years as a professor of actin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Krikor Ayvazian
Krikor Ayvazian (b. Marash, Ottoman Empire 27 June 1912 - d. Aleppo, Syria 21 January 1997) was the Armenian Catholic Bishop of Qamishli. Life Krikor Ayvazian was consecrated on September 6, 1936, as a priest in the Armenian Catholic Church The Armenian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Catholic particular church ''sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church. It accepts the papal supremacy, leadership of the bishop of Rome, and is therefore in full communion with .... On December 6, 1972, he received the appointment as Bishop of Qamishli for the Armenian Catholics and was consecrated on 25 February 1973 by the hand of Armenian Catholic Ignatius Bedros XVI Batanian, Catholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholic Church. The co-consecrators Archbishop Georges Layek of Aleppo, Syria and Bishop Raphaël Bayan of Alexandria, Egypt. Bishop Ayvazian served as Bishop of Qamishli for 16 years and retired on 18 November 1988 as Bishop Emeritus of Qamishli a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
