Mikayel Chamchian

Mikayel Chamchian
Միքայէլ Չամչեան
Born
Garabed Chamchian

4 December 1738
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
DiedNovember 30, 1823(1823-11-30) (aged 84)
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Occupations
  • Monk
  • historian
  • grammarian
  • theologian

Mikayel Chamchian (Armenian: Միքայէլ Չամչեան; 4 December 1738 – 30 November 1823), known also in English as Michael Chamich, was an Armenian Mekhitarist monk, historian, grammarian and theologian. He is best known for writing a comprehensive and influential history of Armenia in three volumes.

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