Abelyan Poghos

Abelyan Poghos (Grigor)
Armenian:	Աբելյան Պողոս Գրիգորի
Russian:	Абелян Погос Григоревич
Born:	1877 Gumburdo, Georgia
Died:	1943 Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
Description: Armenian liberation movement figure, economist, lawyer, writer, translator.

Biography

Was born in 1877 in the village of Gumburdo, Akhalkalaki Municipality, Georgia.

Education

• Studied at urban school of Akhalkalaki.
• In 1893 studied at Gevorgian Seminary of Etchmiadzin.
• In 1898 graduated from Nersisian School of Tiflis.
• 1911-1915 studied at Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages.
• Studied at Moscow State University, faculty of law.

Work activity

• He established a national liberation group in Akhalkalaki, but after the revelation of the group's activity (1897) he moved to Tiflis.
• Since 1914 he was engaged in organizing Armenian volunteer units.
• 1920-1930 had some responsible positions in Armenian aid cometee, State publishing house, etc.

Achievements

• Member of Armenian national council of Tiflis.
• Member of Armenian charity company of Caucasus.
• Member of Armenian agricultural company.
• Member of the Company of Caucasus Armenian Writers.

Other

• In the end of the 19th century became a member of Armenian Revolutionary Federation, then a member of Socialist Revolutionary Party.
• Criticized the Georgian Mensheviks for their indifference towards Armenian emigrants and for the war started around Lori and Javakhk.
• In 1921 moved to Yerevan.
• Was engaged in scientific activity.

See also

• Ով ով է.հայեր (կենսագրական հանրագիտարան:Երկու հատորով),ՀՀ խմբ. հանձնաժողով՝ Հ. Մ. Այվազյան (գլխ. խմբագիր) և ուրիշներ,Երևան,Հայկական հանրագիտարան հրատ., Հ.1, Աբալյան-Ղուշչյան, 2005:
• «Հայկական հարց» հանրագիտարան, Երևան, 1996:
• Армянский вопрос / Под ред. К.С. Худавердяна. Ер., 1991.
• Աբելյան Պողոս, ԵՊՀ Հայագիտական հետազոտությունների ինստիտուտի կայք:
• Աբելյան Պողոս, Ջավախքի նշանավոր մարդիկ: