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Yeghishe Charents

1897 - 1937

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Yeghishe Charents (Armenian: Եղիշե Չարենց, romanized: Yeghishe Ch’arents’; 25 March [O.S. 13 March], 1897 – November 27, 1937) was an Armenian poet, writer and public activist. Charents' literary subject matter ranged from his experiences in the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and frequently Armenia and Armenians. He is recognized as "the main poet of the 20th century" in Armenia. An early proponent of communism and the USSR, the futurist Charents joined the Bolshevik Party and became an active supporter of Soviet Armenia, especially during the period of Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yeghishe Charents is the 1,297th most popular writer (down from 1,267th in 2019), the 489th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 460th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Turkish Writer.

Yehgishe charents is famous for its "burekas," which are a type of pastry filled with cheese, spinach, or potatoes.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yeghishe Charents ranks 1,297 out of 7,302. Before him are Blaise de Vigenère, Michael Jackson, Dositej Obradović, Judah Leon Abravanel, Jean Giono, and Hubert Selby Jr.. After him are Odoric of Pordenone, Peter Altenberg, Carson McCullers, Reinaldo Arenas, Andrei Platonov, and Rudolf Erich Raspe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Yeghishe Charents ranks 65. Before him are Ye Jianying, I. I. Chundrigar, Herbert Gille, Benjamin Lee Whorf, Theodor Busse, and Ngô Đình Thục. After him are Dmitry Pavlov, Adolf Heusinger, Sepp Herberger, Yuri Kondratyuk, Hans Baur, and Marcel Petiot. Among people deceased in 1937, Yeghishe Charents ranks 43. Before him are Pavel Florensky, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, Bessie Smith, Louis Vierne, and Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild. After him are Georgy Pyatakov, Diana Abgar, Walter Simons, Max Adler, Ray Ewry, and Andrés Nin Pérez.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Yeghishe Charents ranks 489 out of 1,347. Before him are Tchéky Karyo (1953), Artemisia II of Caria (null), Stephanus of Byzantium (501), Alcman (-611), Callippus (-370), and Maria of Antioch (1145). After him are Dürrüşehvar Sultan (1914), George Akropolites (1217), Anna of Trebizond (1350), Andronikos Doukas (1006), Bülent Ersoy (1952), and George Pachymeres (1242).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Yeghishe Charents ranks 34. Before him are Mimnermus (-670), Publilius Syrus (-100), Ahmad Khani (1650), Symeon the New Theologian (949), John Tzetzes (1110), and Alcman (-611). After him are Hieronymus of Cardia (-390), Aelius Aristides (117), Adamantios Korais (1748), Callinus (-680), Hipponax (-600), and Mustafa Balel (1945).

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