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Also known as Zabel Hovhanisian, Zabel Essayan, Zabel Jesajan

Armenian writer (1878–1943)

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Zabel Yesayan, born Զապել Հովհաննիսեան on February 4, 1878, in Üsküdar, was an Armenian writer, translator, opinion journalist, and novelist. She was educated at the University of Paris and held citizenship in the Ottoman Empire and the Soviet Union. Her residence included Paris and the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. She spoke Armenian and had two children.

Yesayan authored eight works, including *Agony of a People*, *Sürgün Ruhum*, *Meliha Nuri Hanim*, *Yikintilar Arasinda*, and *Gegdz Hancarner*. She died in the South Caucasus.

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Works
8

Top works

  • Agony of a People
  • Sürgün Ruhum
  • Meliha Nuri Hanim
  • Yikintilar Arasinda
  • Gegdz Hancarner

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Key facts

Born
( 1878-02-04 ) 4 February 1878, Scutari , Constantinople , Ottoman Empire
Died
1943 ( 1944 ) (aged 65), Siberia , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Occupation
Novelist, poet, writer, and teacher.
Nationality
Armenian
Alma mater
Sorbonne University
Spouse
Dikran Yesayan
Children
Sophie Hrant

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Soviet Union
Place of birth
Üsküdar
Place of death
South Caucasus
Languages spoken
Armenian
Image
Զապէլ Եսայեան.jpg
Number of children
2
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date of birth
1878-02-04
date of death
1941-00-00
Commons category
Zabel Yesayan
birth name
Զապել Հովհաննիսեան
ethnic group
Armenians
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Encyclopedic overview

Zabel Yesayan (Armenian: Զապել Եսայան (reformed), Զապէլ Եսայեան (classical); 4 February 1878 – 1943) was an Armenian writer and a prominent figure in the Armenian academic and political community during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Zabel Yesayan's books, articles, and speeches cover a range of topics such as the Adana massacre, Armenian genocide, and commentary on the status of Armenian women. Yesayan also worked as a translator in France as well as a professor during her later years as an academic. Her novels and articles contributed to understanding the persecution of Turkish Armenians, the after effect of World War I, and women's roles and rights in the Ottoman and Armenian communities.

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