Moushegh Ishkhan

Author

1914 – 1990

 Credit ยป
10

Who was Moushegh Ishkhan?

Moushegh Ishkhan was an Armenian Diasporan poet, writer and educator.

Orphaned during the Armenian Genocide at the age of two, Ishkhan was raised in Beirut, Lebanon.

He graduated from the local Armenian seminary. He studied at the University of Brussels since 1938, but World War II interrupted his studies and in 1940 he returned to Beirut. His first book of poems was published in 1936.

He also published plays, novels, and a series of textbooks on Armenian literature in addition to his well-known poetry.

An Ishkhan Museum is opened at Yerevan school No. 5 named after Moushegh Ishkhan.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
1914
Died
1990

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Moushegh Ishkhan." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 6 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/moushegh_ishkhan>.

Discuss this Moushegh Ishkhan biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net