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Hovhannes Korganyan was born in 1833 in Tiflis into a family of hereditary aristocrats. He graduated from the Tiflis Real Gymnasium. |
Hovhannes Korganyan was born in 1833 in Tiflis into a family of hereditary aristocrats. He graduated from the Tiflis Real Gymnasium. 1854, in public service. First he worked in Tiflis, then moved to Yerevan and got a job at the district school of the [[Caucasus]] educational district, which was later transformed into a classical gymnasium. In this pro-gymnasium, Korganyan worked as a trustee and then as a teacher in 1885.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=ОВАНЕС КОРГАНЯН |url=https://www.yerevan.am/uploads/media/default/0001/07/e0c2927af39485d0e16c502cba4eb88b8c3d53dc.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330023247/https://www.yerevan.am/uploads/media/default/0001/07/e0c2927af39485d0e16c502cba4eb88b8c3d53dc.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-30 |website=yerevan.am}}</ref> |
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Korganyan simultaneously served in responsible positions in the office of the military governor of Yerevan. He received the degree of state counselor. In 1877, by decree of the governor of the Caucasus, Hovhannes Korganyan was appointed head of the city government of Yerevan. In October 1879, he became the mayor of Yerevan. In September 1884, he left this post.<ref name=":0" /> |
Korganyan simultaneously served in responsible positions in the office of the military governor of Yerevan. He received the degree of state counselor. In 1877, by decree of the governor of the Caucasus, Hovhannes Korganyan was appointed head of the city government of Yerevan. In October 1879, he became the mayor of Yerevan. In September 1884, he left this post.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Hovhannes Ghorghanyan | |
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| 1st mayor of Yerevan | |
| In office 1879–1884 | |
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| Born | 1883 Tiflis |
| Nationality | Russian-Armenian |
Hovhannes Korganyan (Armenian: Հովհաննես Ղորղանյան; 1833–?) was a Russian-Armenian economist who served as the first mayor of Yerevan from 1879 to 1884.[1]
Biography
Hovhannes Korganyan was born in 1833 in Tiflis into a family of hereditary aristocrats. He graduated from the Tiflis Real Gymnasium. Starting 1854, he worked in public service. First, he worked in Tiflis, then moved to Yerevan and got a job at the district school of the Caucasus educational district, which was later transformed into a classical gymnasium. In this pro-gymnasium, Korganyan worked as a trustee and then as a teacher in 1885.[2]
Korganyan simultaneously served in responsible positions in the office of the military governor of Yerevan. He received the degree of state counselor. In 1877, by decree of the governor of the Caucasus, Hovhannes Korganyan was appointed head of the city government of Yerevan. In October 1879, he became the mayor of Yerevan. In September 1884, he left this post.[2]
Awards
- Order of St. Anne, 3rd degree[2]
- Order of St. Stanislaus, 2nd class[2]
- Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd degree[2]
- Crimean War medals[2]
References
- ^ "Бывшие мэры Еревана". www.yerevan.am. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ a b c d e f "ОВАНЕС КОРГАНЯН" (PDF). yerevan.am. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-30.