Gegham Ter-Karapetian | |
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Native name | Gegham Ter-Karapetian |
Born | 1856 village of Kheybian, Bitlis Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
Died | November 28, 1918 (aged 61–62) Constantinople |
Other names | Msho Gegham |
Occupation | writer and politician |
Gegham Ter-Karapetian (Armenian: Գեղամ Տhր-Կարապետեան) (1856-1918), better known by his pen name Msho Gegham (Մշոյ Գեղամ), is a renowned Armenian writer and politician.
Ter-Karapetian was born in 1856 in the village of Kheybian in Bitlis Vilayet, Ottoman Empire.
He was a major writer of Western Armenian provincial literature. He was also a respected journalist and statesman.
Ter-Karapetian served as a deputy in the Ottoman Chamber of Deputies from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.