Career
Ardashes Der-Khachadourian born in Beit Mery, Lebanon on June 16, 1931. Died on December 5, 1993 in Beirut, Lebanon. He was an Armenian diasporan linguist, bibliographer, philologist, historian, periodicals and book collector, lexicographer, grammarist, and editors
He held Bachelor"s and Master"s degrees from the American University of Beirut in European History.
His Armenological works are generally dedicated to the birth and development of Armenian written media and periodicals, and his periodicals’ bibliographies are main sources of reference. He is also known for his work on an expansive Western Armenian dictionary called Hayotz Lezvi Nor Pararan (Armenian Language"s New Dictionary - Armenian: Հայոց լեզուի նոր բառարան).