23 Facts About Krikor Zohrab

Krikor Zohrab was an influential Armenian writer, politician, and lawyer from Constantinople.

Krikor Zohrab received a civil engineering degree from Galatasaray Institute, but did not work in that field.

Krikor Zohrab was a revered lawyer in the courts of the Ottoman Empire.

Krikor Zohrab became a professor at the university, teaching law.

At the age of 27, Krikor Zohrab married Clara Yazejian, and fathered two daughters and two sons.

In 1908, following the revolution of the Young Turks, Krikor Zohrab became a member of parliament in the Ottoman Council, and served his community as an Armenian councilor.

Krikor Zohrab was a great intellectual that lived a very busy life.

Krikor Zohrab had to balance his professional life with his personal life.

Krikor Zohrab had a rich personality along with a generous heart.

Krikor Zohrab believed that women should keep their traditional roles and not venture further.

Ever since he was a teenager, Krikor Zohrab showed great interest in national work and contributed heavily to his community.

Krikor Zohrab was one of the first victims of the Armenian genocide.

From 1908 onwards, Krikor Zohrab was a member of Ottoman Parliament and known for his eloquent speeches.

Krikor Zohrab vehemently defended Armenian interests and rights inside the council and at all levels of the government.

Krikor Zohrab wrote many articles in Armenian daily newspapers such as Masis, Hairenik, and Arevelk.

One of Krikor Zohrab's characteristics was that he would regularly express himself in a provocative fashion with disregard to the Turkish state's repressive authority.

Krikor Zohrab had condemned the state on countless occasions for their many shortcomings.

Krikor Zohrab can be said to be the master of the Armenian short story.

Krikor Zohrab is probably the best Armenian writer of the genre.

Krikor Zohrab said that writing was an exhilarating activity into which he could delve himself and forget the pains of everyday life.

Krikor Zohrab had a very sharp eye for human characteristics, both physical and psychological.

Krikor Zohrab was able to accurately portray faces and gestures in a vivid way.

Krikor Zohrab even contacted his supposed friend Talaat Pasha to protest and asked for redress, but to no avail.