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Samvel Karapetian is an Armenian historian, researcher, author and architecture expert specializing in the study of the historical monuments of Karabakh and other regions in Armenia and elsewhere.
He has surveyed thousands of Armenian sites during the course of more than two decades. He is currently head of the Yerevan branch of the NGO Research on Armenian Architecture.
He is an extremely outspoken critic of Turkish planning policy. He has accused Turkey, Georgia, and Azerbaijan of intentionally destroying Armenian historical monuments, including thousands of medieval khachkars (stone-crosses).
He presented his findings to US Congress in 2007 and to the European Court of Human Rights in 2008.
In 2007 he won the Armenian Presidential Humanitarian Sciences Prize for his work in literature.
Nazaret Daghavarian (Chaderjian, 1862, Sebastia - 1915) was an Armenian doctor, agronomist and public activist, one of the founders of Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU).
Hakop Baronian (1843–1891) was an influential Armenian writer, satirist, educator, and social figure in the 19th century. Born in Edirne, Paronian is widely acknowledged as the greatest Armenian satirist of all time, closely followed by Yervant Odian.
Erukhan (1870-1915) was the pen name for Yervant Srmakeshkhanlian. He was an Armenian writer of the late 19th and early 20th century. He was arrested, tortured, and killed by the Turkish authorities during the Armenian Genocide.
Yervant Odian (1869-1926) is considered to be one of the most influential Armenian satirists, along with the roughly contemporary Hagop Baronian. Odian's writings, which include novels and short stories, often humorously point out humanity's vices. He had the unique ability to conceive of and write stories at any given instant.
Levon Shant (born Levon Seghoposian on April 6, 1869 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire - died November 29, 1951 in Beirut; Lebanon), was an Armenian playwright, novelist, poet, and founder of the Hamazkayin National Cultural Foundation.
