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Krikor Odian

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Krikor Odian

Krikor Odian (Armenian: Գրիգոր Օտեան, December 9, 1834 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire - August 6, 1887, Paris, France) was an Ottoman Armenian jurist, politician, and writer.[1]

He was a key figure in the establishment of the Armenian National Constitution and the Ottoman constitution of 1876.[1][2] He was the uncle of the famed Armenian playwright and writer Yervant Odian.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kurkjian, Vahan M. (2008). A history of Armenia. Los Angeles, CA: Indo-European Publishing. p. 338. ISBN 9781604440126.
  2. ^ Payaslian, Simon (2007). The history of Armenia : from the origins to the present (1st ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 118–119. ISBN 9781403974679. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Yervant ODIAN ( 1869 - 1926 )" (in French). Retrieved 15 December 2012.