Hovhannes Hovhannisyan

Hovhannes Hovhannisyan (Armenian: Հովհաննես Հովհաննիսյան; 26 April [O.S. 14 April] 1864 – 29 September 1929) was an Armenian poet, translator and educator. While he was not very prolific, his melancholic poetry has been praised for its lyrical quality and form and was influential for subsequent Eastern Armenian poets.

For the Armenian politician and academic, see Hovhannes Hovhannisyan (YSU).

Hovhannes Hovhannisyan
Born(1864-04-26)26 April 1864
Vagharshapat, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire
Died29 September 1929(1929-09-29) (aged 65)
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Resting placeKomitas Pantheon
OccupationWriter, translator, teacher
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