Khachatur Kesaratsi
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 Statue of Khachatur Kesaratsi in front of the museum dedicated to him, in New Julfa | |
| Born | 1590 in Caesarea |
| Died | 1646 (aged 55-56) in New Julfa |
| Occupation(s) | Archbishop, printer |
| Known for | First printing press in Iran |
Khachatur Kesaratsi (Armenian: Խաչատուր Կեսարացի; 1590-1646) was an archbishop in the Safavid Empire of Armenian ethnicity. He is credited with the founding of the first printing press in Iran, in 1633,[1] or 1636.[2] In 1638, the first book was printed; a Saghmosaran (Psalter).[2][1]
References
- ^ a b Berberian 2001, p. 37.
- ^ a b Hacikyan et al. 2005, p. 45.
Sources
- Berberian, Houri (2001). Armenians and the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1905-1911: "the Love for Freedom Has No Fatherland". Westview Press. ISBN 978-0813338170.
- Ghougassian, Vazken S. (2009). "JULFA i. SAFAVID PERIOD". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XV, Fasc. 2; Vol. XV, Fasc. 3. pp. 325–326, 225–231.
- Hacikyan, Agop Jack; Basmaijan, Gabriel; Franchuk, Edward S.; Ouzounian, Nourhan, eds. (2005). "The Heritage of Armenian Literature". The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the eighteenth century to modern times. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0814332214.
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