Mkrtich Beshiktashlian

Mkrtich Beshiktashlian
Մկրտիչ Պէշիկթաշլեան
Born(1828-08-18)August 18, 1828
DiedNovember 29, 1868(1868-11-29) (aged 40)
NationalityArmenian
CitizenshipOttoman
Occupation(s)Poet, educator
StyleRomanticism

Mkrtich Beshiktashlian (Armenian: Մկրտիչ Պէշիկթաշլեան; 18 August 1828  29 November 1868) was an Ottoman Armenian poet, playwright and educator from Constantinople. Considered one of the main representatives of the Romanticist movement in Armenian literature, his work was highly influential on later Armenian authors.