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Hrant Dink Plaket
Hrant, Hrand or Harant (; ) is an Armenians, Armenian given name. Among English-speakers it is often treated as a form of the name "Grant”. Notable people with the name include: * Hrant Alianak (born 1950), Armenian Canadian actor and playwright * Hrand Alyanak (1880–1938), Ottoman Armenian painter and author * Hrant Ayvazyan (1969–2024), Armenian politician and parliamentarian * Hrant Bagratyan (born 1958), Armenian politician and prime minister of Armenia * Hrant Dink (1954–2007), Turkish Armenian journalist, intellectual and columnist * Hrant Markarian (born 1958), Armenian politician and revolutionary * Hrant Melkumyan (born 1989), Armenian chess grandmaster * Hrant Matevosyan (1935–2002), Armenian ontemporary writer and screenwriter * Hrant Maloyan (1896–1978), Armenian Syrian general * Hrand Nazariantz (1886–1962), Ottoman Armenian poet and translator * Hrant Shahinyan (1923–1996), Soviet Armenian gymnast * Hrant Tokhatyan (born 1958), Armenian actor, comedian, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Male
Male (Planet symbols, symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or Egg cell, ovum, in the process of fertilisation. A male organism cannot sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually without access to at least one ovum from a female, but some organisms can reproduce both sexually and Asexual reproduction, asexually. Most male mammals, including male humans, have a Y chromosome, which codes for the production of larger amounts of testosterone to develop male reproductive organs. In humans, the word ''male'' can also be used to refer to gender, in the social sense of gender role or gender identity. Overview The existence of separate sexes has evolved independently at different times and in different lineage (evolution), lineages, an example of convergent evolution. The repeated pattern is sexual reproduction in isogamy, isogamous species with two or more mating types with gametes of identic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrant Matevosyan
Hrant Ignati Matevosyan (, 12 February 1935 – 19 December 2002) was an Armenian writer and screenwriter. By the time of his death he was considered Armenia's "most prominent and accomplished contemporary novelist". Biography Hrant Matevosyan was born in 1935 in the village of Ahnidzor, now located in Armenia's Lori Province. He studied in the village school then continued his education at the Pedagogical University of Kirovakan (now Vanadzor). In 1952 he moved to Yerevan where he worked at a printing house. From 1958 until 1962, Matevosyan was a proofreader for the magazine ''Sovetakan Grakanutyun'' ("Soviet Literature") and the newspaper ''Grakan Tert'' ("Literary Newspaper"). Matevosyan started his literary career in 1961 with an essay "Ahnidzor," which was an expression of a new outlook in literature and was not appreciated at first. His first story collection ''Ogostos'' (August) was published in 1967. Matevosyan became acclaimed as one of the pioneers of Armenian modern rur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harants Anapat Monastery
Harants Anapat Monastery (or The Great Desertof Syunik), an architectural complex in the Syunik province of Armenia, near Halidzor village, on the right bank of the Vorotan River. History The exact time of the establishment is unknown. It is assumed that the monastery was built in 1608–1613. The founders were archimandrite Sargis of Saghmosavank and priest Kirakos from Trebizond. According to Arakel Davrizhetsi, before that they had left for a vow to Jerusalem, got acquainted with the statutes of deserts- hermitages (religious retreats), then visited Tatev Monastery, Tanahat Monastery. Later on in search of more peaceful and safe place, they established a desert on the right bank of the Vorotan River, built a church and small cells for the solitary. Architecture The monastic complex, as we have now, consists of the church with vestibule-hall from the west and adjoining two rooms from the north (a three-nave basilica with two pairs of gables), arched, a refectory with stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udi Hrant Kenkulian
Udi Hrant Kenkulian (; ; 1901 – August 29, 1978), often referred to as Udi Hrant (lit. " oud-player Hrant") or as Hrant Emre ("Hrant of the soul") was an oud player of Turkish classical music, and a key transitional figure in its transformation into a contemporary style of popular music. He was an ethnic Armenian citizen of Turkey who spent most of his life in Turkey and wrote most of his lyrics in Turkish. He concurrently composed and performed in Armenian as well, although to a much lesser degree. Kenkulian recorded numerous sides in the United States and Europe during his travels in the mid-20th century. As an oud player, he was a major innovator, introducing left-hand pizzicato, bidirectional picking (the tradition had been to use the pick only on the downstroke), double stops, and novel tunings (sometimes using open tunings or tuning the paired strings in octaves instead of to a single note). According to Harold G. Hagopian, he was most respected for his improvisational ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrant Vardanyan
Hrant Vardanyan (, January 23, 1949 – April 20, 2014) was an Armenian businessman, the founder CEO of Grand Holding, and philanthropist. Honored Worker of Economy of the Republic of Armenia (2009). Biography Hrant Vardanyan was born on 23 January 1949, in Yerevan, Armenia into a working-class family. From 1956 to 1966 he studied at the Kirov secondary school No. 12 in Yerevan, Armenia. From 1968 to 1974 he studied at the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, Faculty of Machine Building and Mechanical Engineering, majoring in food-industry engineering. Since 1990 - Candidate of Economics. Non-party. Thanks to Hrant Vardanyan, the celebration of the International Labor Day has been resumed in the Republic of Armenia as a state holiday since May 1, 2000. From 1998 to 2003, Hrant Vardanyan was the President of the Basketball Federation of Armenia, from 1992 to 2001 was the Board Member of the National Armenian Olympic Committee, from 2003 to 2014 was Member of the Board of Trustees o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrant Tokhatyan
Hrant Arami Tokhatyan (, born 10 January 1958) is an Armenian actor, comedian, announcer, and producer. Tokhatyan studied at the Yerevan State Institute of Foreign Languages from 1976 to 1981. Family Hrant Tokhatyan was born in the family of first class motor mechanic Aram Tokhatyan and forest management engineer Yevgenia Tokhatyan. Tokhatyan has two sons from previous marriages and a daughter in his current marriage with Chamber Theater actress Louisa Nersisyan. Career In 1976, Tokhatyan received an invitation from the Chamber Theater, where he worked for 15 years. In 1991, together with Ruben Jaghinyan and Karen Ghazaryan he founded “Sharm” Holding LLC, where he appears as a director to date. Currently, Hrant Tokhatyan is actively engaged in cinema, as well as theater performances, cooperating with a number of Armenian, Russian and foreign directors, producers, theater personalities and film studios. Tokhatyan is busy not only in his homeland, but also in the Russian Fede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrant Shahinyan
Hrant Shahinyan (, 30 July 1923 – 29 May 1996), also known as Grant Shaginyan, was a Soviet Armenian gymnast. Specializing in the still rings and pommel horse, he is a two-time Olympic Champion, two-time World Champion and seven-time USSR Champion. Shahinyan has awarded the honors Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1952, Honored Coach of Armenia in 1961 and Honored Worker of Physical Culture and Sports of the Armenian SSR in 1966. From 1967 to 1969, he headed the Sports Committee of the Armenian SSR and from 1969 to 1975 he was the Deputy Chairman of the Sports Committee. Early life Hrant Shahinyan was born on 30 July 1923 in the village of Gyulagarak. His family moved to Yerevan in 1930. In 1943 at the age of 20, Shahinyan volunteered to fight in the front line in World War II and received a wounded leg during service. He had to walk with a stick afterward, but after undergoing treatment in 1946 and through much hard work, was able to become a member of the USSR Artis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrand Nazariantz
Hrand Nazariantz (Հրանտ Նազարեանց, January 8, 1886 – January 25, 1962) was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, Armenian poet and translator who lived most of his life in Italy. Biography Born in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul, Constantinople on January 8, 1880, he was the son of Diran Nazariantz, a businessman and member of the Armenian National Assembly from the district of Kumkapı, and Azniv Merametdjian. He attended the Berberian School, Berberian College from 1898, but he was expelled because of a relationship with another future writer, Mannig Berberian, daughter of Reteos Berberian, founder and owner of the college, and for asking her to marry him. In 1902 he went to London to complete high school, and was hosted "by an ancient family of the English aristocracy." In the same year he completed the first draft of his collection ''Crucified Dreams''. In 1905 he matriculated at the University of Paris, Sorbonne in Paris and joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrant Maloyan
Hrant Maloyan (; 29 November 1896 – 1978), also known as Hrant Bek, was a Syrian-Armenians, Armenian military serviceman who became the general officer of the Syrian army and was appointed General Command of the Internal Security Forces in Syria. Life and career Hrant Maloyan was born in Istanbul on 29 November 1896 to an Armenian Catholic family. From 1905 to 1907, Maloyan received his education in Venice, Italy at the San Lazzaro degli Armeni. He then attended the Marist Brothers educational facility and graduated from there in 1912. After studying in a year at a Turkish school, he studied law at the Constantinople's College of Law from 1913 to 1914. He then attended the Ottoman Military Academy and graduated from there in 1916. During World War I, Hrant Maloyan was conscripted to the Ottoman army and was sent to the Suez but was captured by British forces. In 1918, after being freed by the British, Maloyan went to Damascus and allied himself with King Faysal I. In 1920, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrant Melkumyan
Hrant Slavayi Melkumyan (; born April 30, 1989, in Yerevan) is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and European Blitz Champion in 2011. Chess career He won the international Internet championship organized by the ICC chess Internet portal. In 2006, he won the U18 silver medal at the World Youth Chess Championship. In 2009, he tied for 1st–5th with Sergey Volkov, Andrey Rychagov, Andrei Deviatkin, and Zhou Weiqi in the Chigorin Memorial. In 2010, tied for 1st–8th with Sergey Volkov, Viorel Iordăchescu, Eduardo Iturrizaga, Gadir Guseinov, David Arutinian, Aleksej Aleksandrov, and Tornike Sanikidze in the 12th Dubai Open. In 2011, he tied for 2nd–4th with Borki Predojević and Mircea Pârligras in 41st International Bosna Tournament in Sarajevo; tied for 1st–2nd with Baadur Jobava in the Lake Sevan tournament in Martuni and finished second on tie-break; tied for 3rd–15th in the open section of the 15th Corsican Circuit. In December 2011 Melkumyan tied for 1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Language
Armenian (endonym: , , ) is an Indo-European languages, Indo-European language and the sole member of the independent branch of the Armenian language family. It is the native language of the Armenians, Armenian people and the official language of Armenia. Historically spoken in the Armenian highlands, today Armenian is also widely spoken throughout the Armenian diaspora. Armenian is written in its own writing system, the Armenian alphabet, introduced in 405 AD by Saint Mesrop Mashtots. The estimated number of Armenian speakers worldwide is between five and seven million. History Classification and origins Armenian is an independent branch of the Indo-European languages. It is of interest to linguists for its distinctive phonological changes within that family. Armenian exhibits Centum and satem languages, more satemization than centumization, although it is not classified as belonging to either of these subgroups. Some linguists tentatively conclude that Armenian, Greek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrant Markarian
Hrant Hovsepi Markarian (; born 1958) is an Armenian politician who previously served as the head of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation party's top executive body, the ARF Bureau. Markarian was born in the New Julfa neighborhood of Isfahan, Iran. He has a degree in Armenian studies from the University of Isfahan. In 1990 Markarian and his family moved to Armenia, and became involved in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War The First Nagorno-Karabakh War was an ethnic conflict, ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan, between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nag ... and organizing the ARF in Armenia. In 1994, Markarian was arrested along with 10 other ARF members and accused of being the leader of a purported secret terrorist group within the ARF called the "Dro Group". Markarian was sentenced to 5 years in prison, but was released in February 1998 after the Supreme Court of Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
