Khoren Sargsian (; 1891–1970) was an

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writer, critic, doctor of philology, and professor. He graduated from

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and later went on to become the director of the Literature Institute of the Armenian SA from 1943 to 1947. He authored many publications on famous Armenian figures such as Vahan Terian,

Levon Shant Levon Shant (; born Levon Nahashbedian, then changed to Levon Seghposian; 6 April 1869 – 29 November 1951) was an Armenian playwright, novelist, poet and founder of the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society. Biography He was ...

, Stepan Zoryan, and

Sayat-Nova Sayat-Nova (Armenian: Սայեաթ-Նովայ ( сlassical), Սայաթ-Նովա (reformed); ka, საიათნოვა; ; ; born Harutyun Sayatyan; 14 June 1712 – 22 September 1795) was an Armenian poet, musician and '' ashugh'', who ...

Sources

* Armenian Concise Encyclopedia, Ed. by acad. K. Khudaverdian, Yerevan, 1990, p. 484 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sargsian, Khoren Soviet literary critics Soviet academics Soviet philosophers Armenian literary critics Armenian academics 20th-century Armenian philosophers 1970 deaths 1891 births