Background
Moushegh Ishkhan was born in 1913 in Sivrihisar, a village near Ankara.
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Moushegh Ishkhan
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Receiving his elementary education locally, he moved to Cyprus where he attended the Melkonian Educational Institute.
Career
Orphaned during the Armenian Genocide at the age of two, Ishkhan settled in Damascus. After studying for two years at Melkonian, Ishkhan moved to Beirut, Lebanon in 1930 where he attended Nshan Palandjian College. After his graduation in 1935, he became a teacher for three years.
He studied at the University of Brussels since 1938, but World World War II interrupted his studies and in 1940 he returned to Beirut.
Upon returning to Beirut, he continues teaching at Nshan Palandjian College. His first book of poems was published in 1936.
Another author of 17 books, he also published plays, novels, and a series of textbooks on Armenian literature in addition to his well-known poetry. An Ishkhan Museum is opened at Yerevan school Number.
5 named after Moushegh Ishkhan.
