Daniel Varoujan

Daniel Varoujan
Born(1884-04-20)20 April 1884
Brgnik village, Vilayet of Sivas, Ottoman Empire
Died26 August 1915(1915-08-26) (aged 31)
Cankiri, Vilayet of Kastamonu, Ottoman Empire
OccupationPoet
NationalityArmenian
CitizenshipOttoman
EducationUniversity of Ghent
SpouseAraksi Varoujan

Daniel Varoujan (Armenian: Դանիէլ Վարուժան, 20 April 1884 – 26 August 1915) was an Armenian poet of the early 20th century. At the age of 31, when he was reaching international stature, he was deported and murdered by the Young Turk government, as part of the officially planned and executed Armenian genocide.


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