Hovhannes Tumanyan was an Armenian writer and public activist born in 1869. He attended schools in Dsegh and Jalaloghly from 1877-1883 before moving to Tiflis, where he wrote his first poem at age 12. In 1888, he married Olga Matchkalyan and had 10 children together. Throughout his career, Tumanyan wrote for several periodicals and was engaged in public activism. In 1912, he was elected president of the Company of Caucasus Armenian Writers. In 1921, he traveled to Constantinople to support Armenian refugees but fell ill. He was transferred to a hospital in Moscow where he died in 1923.

2. About Hovhannes
Tumanyan
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Hovhannes
Tumanyan was
born on February
19, 1869 in Dsegh.
H. Tumanyan was
an Armenian writer
and public activist.

3. Biography
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From 1877-1979, Tumanyan attended
the school of Dsegh. From 1879-1883 he went
to a school in Jalaloghly. Tumanyan moved to
Tiflis in 1883, where he attended
the Nersisyan School from 18831887. Tumanyan wrotes his first poem at the
age of 12, while studying in Jalaloghly school.
He lived at the teacher's house for a while and
was in love with teacher's daughter Vergine.
Since 1893, Tumanyan worked for Aghbyur,
Murtch, Hasker and Horizon periodicals and
also was engaged in public activism.

4. 
In 1912 Tumanyan was
elected the president of
the Company of Caucasus
Armenian Writers.

5. 
In the fall of 1921, Tumanyan went to
Constantinople to find support of Armenian
refugees. After months spent there, he returned
ill. After surgery in 1922, he started to get better.
But in September, Tumanyan's disease started to
progress again. He was transferred to a hospital
in Moscow, where he died on March 23, 1923.

6. Personal life
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In 1888, at the age of 19, Hovhannes
Tumanyan got married to Olga
Matchkalyan, 17. They had 10 children:
Musegh (1889-1938), Ashkhen (18911968), Nvard (1892-1957), Artavazd
(1894-1918), Hamlik (1896-1937),
Anush (1898-1927), Arpik (1899-1981),
Areg (1900-1939), Seda (1905-1988),
Tamar (1907-1989).

7. The End
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