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Arshaguhi Teotig was born Arshaguhi Cezveciyan in the [[Ortakoy]] district of [[Istanbul]] in 1875.<ref name="Teotig: Biography & Monument" /><ref name='Արշակուհի Թեոդիկ. «Բոլորս ալ զոհեր ենք» Translation from Armenian: Arshaguhi Teotig: "We are all Victims"' /> She |
Arshaguhi Teotig was born [[Arshaguhi Teotig|Arshaguhi]] Cezveciyan in the [[Ortakoy]] district of [[Istanbul]] in 1875.<ref name="Teotig: Biography & Monument" /><ref name='Արշակուհի Թեոդիկ. «Բոլորս ալ զոհեր ենք» Translation from Armenian: Arshaguhi Teotig: "We are all Victims"' /> She get her primary education at the Nunyan-Varduhyan [[College]] of the [[Samatya]] district in 1895.<ref name="Teotig: Biography & Monument" /> She traveled to [[England]] and studied at the Westland high school in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]].<ref name='Արշակուհի Թեոդիկ. «Բոլորս ալ զոհեր ենք» Translation from Armenian: Arshaguhi Teotig: "We are all Victims"' /> After graduating from Westland, she went to [[Paris]] to continue her studies. She contributed to G. Lusinyan's French-[[Armenian]] dictionary as a researcher of words and meanings.<ref name='Արշակուհի Թեոդիկ. «Բոլորս ալ զոհեր ենք» Translation from Armenian: Arshaguhi Teotig: "We are all Victims"' /> In 1898 she returned to Istanbul and continued her studies at the [[Uskudar]] Jemaran Armenian College and Seminary. She began her career as a writer in [[newspapers]] and [[journals]] such as Hayganush Mark's ''Tsaghig'' ([[Flower]]), ''Manzume'', ''Surhantak'' (Messenger), ''Byzantium'', [[Jamanak]] (Time) newspaper.<ref name='Արշակուհի Թեոդիկ. «Բոլորս ալ զոհեր ենք» Translation from Armenian: Arshaguhi Teotig: "We are all Victims"' /> She also participated in the ''Polis Hayivare'' editorial magazine.<ref name='Արշակուհի Թեոդիկ. «Բոլորս ալ զոհեր ենք» Translation from Armenian: Arshaguhi Teotig: "We are all Victims"' /> |
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In 1902 she married renowned Armenian writer and publicist [[Teotig]]. After her husband was imprisoned and subsequently sent to [[Der Zor]], Arshaguhi Teotig became gravely ill.<ref name="Teotig: Biography & Monument" /> Arshaguhi Teotig was subsequently sent to [[Lausanne]], [[Switzerland]] where she managed to live until 1922. It has been said that her last words were "All of us are victims", referring to the [[Armenian Genocide]].<ref name='Արշակուհի Թեոդիկ. «Բոլորս ալ զոհեր ենք» Translation from Armenian: Arshaguhi Teotig: "We are all Victims"' /> |
In 1902 she married renowned Armenian writer and publicist [[Teotig]]. After her husband was imprisoned and subsequently sent to [[Der Zor]], Arshaguhi Teotig became gravely ill.<ref name="Teotig: Biography & Monument" /> Arshaguhi Teotig was subsequently sent to [[Lausanne]], [[Switzerland]] where she managed to live until 1922. It has been said that her last words were "All of us are victims", referring to the [[Armenian Genocide]].<ref name='Արշակուհի Թեոդիկ. «Բոլորս ալ զոհեր ենք» Translation from Armenian: Arshaguhi Teotig: "We are all Victims"' /> |
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Arshaguhi Teotig Արշակուհի Թեոդիկ | |
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| Born | 1875 Ortakoy, Constantinople, Ottoman Turkey |
| Died | 1922 (aged 47) Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Writer, publisher, educator, translator, social worker, and philanthropist. |
Arshaguhi Teotig (Armenian: Արշակուհի Թեոդիկ) (1875 - 1922) was an ethnic Armenian social worker, educator, publicist, writer, and translator.[1][2]
Life
Arshaguhi Teotig was born Arshaguhi Cezveciyan in the Ortakoy district of Istanbul in 1875.[1][2] She get her primary education at the Nunyan-Varduhyan College of the Samatya district in 1895.[1] She traveled to England and studied at the Westland high school in Scarborough.[2] After graduating from Westland, she went to Paris to continue her studies. She contributed to G. Lusinyan's French-Armenian dictionary as a researcher of words and meanings.[2] In 1898 she returned to Istanbul and continued her studies at the Uskudar Jemaran Armenian College and Seminary. She began her career as a writer in newspapers and journals such as Hayganush Mark's Tsaghig (Flower), Manzume, Surhantak (Messenger), Byzantium, Jamanak (Time) newspaper.[2] She also participated in the Polis Hayivare editorial magazine.[2]
In 1902 she married renowned Armenian writer and publicist Teotig. After her husband was imprisoned and subsequently sent to Der Zor, Arshaguhi Teotig became gravely ill.[1] Arshaguhi Teotig was subsequently sent to Lausanne, Switzerland where she managed to live until 1922. It has been said that her last words were "All of us are victims", referring to the Armenian Genocide.[2]
Work
Arshaguhi Teotig was part of the Azkanver Hayuhyats Engerutyuni, an Armenian organization that supported the construction, maintenance, and operations of Armenian girl schools throughout the heavily Armenian populated districts of the Ottoman Empire.[3] In 1909, the organization received word about the Adana Massacre and were compelled to help in any way possible. Arshaguhi went to Adana and was appalled by the scene. She then returned to Istanbul and published the paper and short book A Month in Cilicia in 1910. This was an eyewitness account of the situation in Adana. Arshaguhi Teotig also assisted her husband in his Amenuyn Daretyutsi periodical works.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d Soulahian Kuyumjian, Rita (2010). Teotig: Biography & Monument. Taderon Press. p. 243.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Արշակուհի Թեոդիկ. «Բոլորս ալ զոհեր ենք» Translation from Armenian: Arshaguhi Teotig: "We are all Victims"" (in Armenian). April 24. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - ^ "Sibil Biography". An electronic library featuring a huge collection of documents on Armenian literature, history, religion and anything Armenia-related. Armenianhouse. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ VARTAN MATIOSSIAN. "Teotig: The First Historian of Armenian Printing". Retrieved 14 December 2012.