22 Facts About Erukhan

Yervant Srmakeshkhanlian, known by his pen name Erukhan or Yerukhan, was an Armenian writer of late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Erukhan was born in 1870 in the city of Constantinople.

Erukhan received his childhood education from the Nersesian institution, an old and shabby building serving as a school.

Erukhan had a particular distaste for mathematics, saying that the first individuals that he detested in his life were his mathematics teachers.

In 1886, Erukhan's father pushed him to pursue a career in medicine but a family friend persuaded him to enroll his son in the newly opened Central College.

Erukhan enrolled in the school, but he was unable to be a first-rate student.

Erukhan fell ill during the end of year exam session and was unable to write his exams.

Erukhan then joined the editing team of the newspaper East as translator.

Erukhan eventually started writing his own material, and his talent was spotted by the great Armenian writers of the time Zohrab and Arpiarian.

Erukhan was encouraged to continue writing and his works were continually published in the newspapers East and Masis.

In 1896, during the Hamidian massacres, Erukhan fled the country, alongside many other Armenian intellectuals.

Erukhan settled in Bulgaria, where he wrote for the newspaper Shavigh and worked as a teacher as well.

In 1904, Erukhan moved to Egypt where he took charge of the editing of Light Bringer newspaper.

Erukhan wrote many short stories describing the hard yet simple life of fishermen, firemen and porters.

Erukhan had many published articles throughout the years in various newspapers.

Erukhan can be classified as a realist that came from a younger generation of Armenian writers.

Erukhan's stories are of great value to historians because he was able to depict in great details the daily setting of many characters.

Erukhan provides great insight into the careers, social norms, social hierarchy, ideologies and even gossip of that specific era.

Erukhan was convinced that work and hard labor truly molded men into better people and made them better able to appreciate life.

Erukhan truly did sympathize with the poor, but did recognize their bravery and their resolute nature.

Erukhan's language is usually simple but it does sometimes get clogged with a more difficult vocabulary and many nuanced comparisons.

Erukhan returned to Constantinople in 1908, where he became principal of his former school: the Central College.