12 Facts About Sarkis Minassian

Sarkis Minassian, known as Aram Ashod, was an Armenian journalist, writer, political activist, and educator.

Sarkis Minassian became the chief editor of the newspaper Hairenik in Watertown, Massachusetts.

In 1915, Sarkis Minassian was killed during the Armenian genocide.

Sarkis Minassian was born in 1873 in the village of Cengiler, near Yalova in northwestern Anatolia.

Sarkis Minassian attained his early education in Bardizag.

Thereafter, Sarkis Minassian moved to Constantinople to continue his education at the Getronagan Armenian High School.

In 1903, Sarkis Minassian moved to the United States where he became the managing editor of the Armenian newspaper Hairenik.

Sarkis Minassian was a frequent contributor to the newspaper Azadamard where his criticisms of various aspects of the Armenian community were widely read.

Sarkis Minassian was known for his lectures concerning the Armenian language in various Armenian schools throughout Constantinople.

Fluent in French, Sarkis Minassian planned to write a French-Armenian dictionary.

Sarkis Minassian did publish an extensive biography on the life of Armenian revolutionary Serob Aghpur.

Sarkis Minassian was one of the Armenian leaders deported during the Armenian genocide.