WRITER
Bedros Tourian
1851 - 1872

Bedros Tourian
Bedros Tourian (also spelled Petros Duryan, Turian, Armenian: Պետրոս Դուրեան; 1 June [O.S. 20 May] 1851 – 2 February [O.S. January 21] 1872) was an Armenian poet, playwright and actor. His career was cut short when he died of tuberculosis at the age of twenty, but he gained lasting renown for his highly personal and innovative lyric poetry. Tourian was born into a poor family in Scutari near Constantinople. He showed interest in theater and began translating plays from French to Armenian while still in school. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bedros Tourian is the 4,863rd most popular writer (down from 4,853rd in 2019), the 1,120th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,126th in 2019) and the 129th most popular Turkish Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Bedros Tourian ranks 4,863 out of 7,302. Before him are Franciszek Karpiński, Akram Aylisli, Ronald Knox, František Čelakovský, Hanif Kureishi, and José Eustasio Rivera. After him are Terenci Moix, Henrik Nordbrandt, Gabriel Aresti, Wolfgang Koeppen, Raymond Abellio, and Clare Hollingworth.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFranciszek Karpiński
1741 - 1825
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,857
Akram Aylisli
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,858
Ronald Knox
1888 - 1957
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,859
František Čelakovský
1799 - 1852
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,860
Hanif Kureishi
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,861
José Eustasio Rivera
1888 - 1928
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,862
Bedros Tourian
1851 - 1872
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,863
Terenci Moix
1942 - 2003
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4,864
Henrik Nordbrandt
1945 - 2023
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 4,865
Gabriel Aresti
1933 - 1975
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 4,866
Wolfgang Koeppen
1906 - 1996
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 4,867
Raymond Abellio
1907 - 1986
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 4,868
Clare Hollingworth
1911 - 2017
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 4,869
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1851, Bedros Tourian ranks 85. Before him are Arnold Pick, Gérard Leman, Ekaterine Gabashvili, Nikolai Iudovich Ivanov, Carl Gustav Axel Harnack, and Carl Locher. After him are Spyridon Lambros, Andrea Costa, Spiru Haret, Thérèse Schwartze, Friedrich von Scholtz, and Abraham Berge. Among people deceased in 1872, Bedros Tourian ranks 61. Before him are Hugo von Mohl, Andrej Sládkovič, William Davies Evans, Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant, Benjamin Briggs, and Nikolaos Mantzaros. After him are Frederik Kaiser, John Frederick Kensett, Nikolay Milyutin, Robert Wight, Richard S. Ewell, and Charles Combes.
Others Born in 1851
Go to all RankingsArnold Pick
PHYSICIAN
1851 - 1924
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 79
Gérard Leman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1920
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 80
Ekaterine Gabashvili
WRITER
1851 - 1938
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 81
Nikolai Iudovich Ivanov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1919
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 82
Carl Gustav Axel Harnack
MATHEMATICIAN
1851 - 1888
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 83
Carl Locher
PAINTER
1851 - 1915
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 84
Bedros Tourian
WRITER
1851 - 1872
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 85
Spyridon Lambros
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1919
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 86
Andrea Costa
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1910
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 87
Spiru Haret
MATHEMATICIAN
1851 - 1912
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 88
Thérèse Schwartze
PAINTER
1851 - 1918
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 89
Friedrich von Scholtz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1927
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 90
Abraham Berge
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1936
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 91
Others Deceased in 1872
Go to all RankingsHugo von Mohl
BIOLOGIST
1805 - 1872
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 55
Andrej Sládkovič
WRITER
1820 - 1872
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 56
William Davies Evans
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1872
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 57
Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant
CHESS PLAYER
1800 - 1872
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 58
Benjamin Briggs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1835 - 1872
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 59
Nikolaos Mantzaros
COMPOSER
1795 - 1872
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 60
Bedros Tourian
WRITER
1851 - 1872
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 61
Frederik Kaiser
ASTRONOMER
1808 - 1872
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 62
John Frederick Kensett
PAINTER
1816 - 1872
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 63
Nikolay Milyutin
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1872
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 64
Robert Wight
BIOLOGIST
1796 - 1872
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 65
Richard S. Ewell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1817 - 1872
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 66
Charles Combes
ENGINEER
1801 - 1872
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 67
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Bedros Tourian ranks 1,120 out of 1,347. Before him are Nihat Kahveci (1979), Dilhan Eryurt (1926), Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus (70), Andon Bedros IX Hassoun (1809), Selahattin Demirtaş (1973), and Simeon the Holy Fool (522). After him are Flavian I of Antioch (320), Zeki Rıza Sporel (1898), Muharrem İnce (1964), Naci Erdem (1931), Bülent Eken (1923), and Ferit Melen (1906).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsNihat Kahveci
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 1,114
Dilhan Eryurt
ASTRONOMER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 1,115
Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus
POLITICIAN
70 - 117
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,116
Andon Bedros IX Hassoun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1809 - 1884
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 1,117
Selahattin Demirtaş
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 1,118
Simeon the Holy Fool
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
522 - 588
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 1,119
Bedros Tourian
WRITER
1851 - 1872
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 1,120
Flavian I of Antioch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
320 - 404
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 1,121
Zeki Rıza Sporel
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1969
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 1,122
Muharrem İnce
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 1,123
Naci Erdem
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2022
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 1,124
Bülent Eken
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2016
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 1,125
Ferit Melen
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1988
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 1,126
Among WRITERS In Türkiye
Among writers born in Türkiye, Bedros Tourian ranks 129. Before him are Ahmet Altan (1950), Ayşe Kulin (1941), Attilâ İlhan (1925), Musa Anter (1920), Levon Shant (1869), and Uğur Mumcu (1942). After him are Turan Dursun (1934), Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan (1852), Duygu Asena (1946), Osman Nuri Topbaş (1942), Oğuz Atay (1934), and Ahmet Mithat (1844).
Ahmet Altan
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 123
Ayşe Kulin
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 124
Attilâ İlhan
1925 - 2005
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 125
Musa Anter
1920 - 1992
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 126
Levon Shant
1869 - 1951
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 127
Uğur Mumcu
1942 - 1993
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 128
Bedros Tourian
1851 - 1872
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 129
Turan Dursun
1934 - 1990
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 130
Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan
1852 - 1937
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 131
Duygu Asena
1946 - 2006
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 132
Osman Nuri Topbaş
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 133
Oğuz Atay
1934 - 1977
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 134
Ahmet Mithat
1844 - 1912
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 135