Raffi, 1835-1888
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Name (Latin)
Raffi, 1835-1888
Other forms of name
Malik-Akopi︠a︡n, Akop, 1835-1888
Malīk Hākūpiyān, Hākūp, 1835-1888
Melik-Akopi︠a︡n, Akop, 1835-1888
Melikʻ-Hakobean, Hakob, 1835-1888
Melikʻ-Hakobeantsʻ, Hakob, 1835-1888
Melikʻ-Hakobyan, Hakob, 1835-1888
Raffi, Melikzate, 1835-1888
Rāfī, 1835-1888
Date of birth
1835
Date of death
1888-04-25
Occupation
Authors, Armenian
Civic leaders
Orators
Associated Language
arm
Gender
male
Language
Armenian
Other Identifiers
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Wikipedia description:
Hakob Melik Hakobian (Armenian: Յակոբ Մելիք Յակոբեան (classical); 1835 – 25 April 1888), better known by his pen name Raffi (Armenian: Րաֆֆի), was an Armenian author and leading figure in 19th-century Armenian literature. He is considered one of the most influential and popular modern Armenian authors. His works, especially his historical novels, played an important role in the development of modern Armenian nationalism. Ara Baliozian described him as Armenia's "greatest novelist of the 19th century."
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