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Zakaria Gevorgian Hakobiants Printing Office 1874 — 1880 yy․

RA (Republic of Armenia) / Yerevan

Historical Introduction
1874 y․

Press of Zakaria Gevorgian Hakobiants (1874 to 1880). This was the first printing-office in Yerevan founded by Z. Hakobiants in 1874. One or two years after its establishment, its management passed to E. Ter-Grigoriants. This press “...bore the burden of the publication of all the official and non-official orders, announcements, notes of condolences, obituaries and emergency news of the city.” It was particularly weighed down with work during the Russo-Turkish war of 1877 to 1878.

Armenian playwright, cultural and public figure Emin Ter-Grigorian (01.01.1855-1939, Yerevan) received education at Aghababian School of Astrakhan as well as Lazarian and Gevorgian Seminaries of Moscow and Echmiatzin respectively. He taught at Yerevan’s Gayanian School of Girls. E. Ter-Grigorian held membership of the Aldermen’s Council of the Municipal Club from 1906 until 1907 and the City Duma between 1910 and 1911. He is one of the founders of the theatre of Yerevan (for details, see Նազարյան Ս., Երևանի պարբերական մամուլը (1880-1917), Երևան, 1986, էջ 91-100). Հակոբյան Թ., Երևանի պատմությունը (1879-1917), Երևան, 1963, էջ 445: Abrahamian Emma, Printing-Houses Throughout the Armenian Homeland, in: "Vardzk", 2012, N 6, pp. 9-10.

1875 y․

The first book of the press, which was published in 1875, was entitled Tzaghik Entanyats «Ծաղիկ ընտանեաց»): its editor and publisher was Abgar Gulamiriants. During its six-year activity, the press issued 14 books.

In 1866 teacher Abgar Gulamiriants started working in the newly-opened National Book Depository of Lovers of Reading (Զաքարիա Տէր-Օհաննիսեան Տէր Զաքարեանց, Ազգային ընթերցարան յԵրեւան քաղաքի, «Մեղու Հայաստանի», 1866, դ 6, փետրվար 12, էջ 43-44). He also held the post of treasurer in Yerevan’s Sourb Astvatzatzin Church (1896 to 1909). Abrahamian Emma, Printing-Houses Throughout the Armenian Homeland, in: "Vardzk", 2012, N 6, p. 10.