Harutyun Shmavonyan
Armenian priest (1750 – 1824)
Harutyun Shmavonian (Armenian: Հարություն Շմավոնյան) (born Shiraz, Persia in 1750 - died Madras, India 1824) was a priest of the Armenian Apostolic Church noted as the founder of Armenian journalism through his publishing of the Armenian newspaper Azdarar (Monitor). The paper's first publication day was October 16th, now marked in Armenia as Armenian Press Day.2
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Born 1750, died Feb 21, 1824.1
About
He was also the publication's editor.
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Companies
Career
Occupation: public figure, printer.4
- Since 1794Worked at Azdarar3
Personal life
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- 8Wikimedia CommonsHarutyun Shmavonyan photo by Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0