Gevorg Abajian | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | December 12, 1920 Shnogh village, Lori Province, Armenia |
| Died | 2002 (aged 81) Yerevan |
| Occupation | Literary critic |
Gevorg Hambardzumi Abajian (Armenian language: Գևորգ Համբարձումի Աբաջյան , December 12, 1920, Shnogh village, Lori Province, Armenia - 2002, Yerevan) was an Armenian theatrical and literary critic. PhD on Philology (1956), awarded by the Renowned Activist of Armenian SSR Arts title in 1972.
Abajian was a World War II veteran. Starting in 1945 he was an artist of Gyumri Dramatic Theatre, then chief-editor of the cultural programs of Armenian SSR state TV-committee, the head of press-department of the Committee of Cultural Relations with Armenian diaspora. He is an author of many books, novels and articles.
Books[]
- Suren Surenian, Yerevan, 1959
- Isahak Alikhanian, Yerevan, 1967
Sources[]
- Armenian Concise Encyclopedia, Ed. by acad. K. Khudaverdian, Yerevan, 1990, Vol. 1, p. 8
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