Surmelian, Leon Z., 1905-1995

URI(s)

• http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83015334

Fuller Name

• Leon Zaven

Variants

• Siwrmēlean, Lewon Zawēn, 1905-1995
• Surmelian, Leon Zaven, 1905-1995
• Surmelian, Zaven Karapet, 1905-1995
• Surmelian, Leon, 1905-1995
• Syurmelyan, Lewon Zaven, 1905-1995
• Surmelian, Levon Z., 1905-1995

Identifies LC/NAF RWO

• http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n83015334

Identifies RWO

• http://viaf.org/viaf/69059838
• https://isni.org/isni/0000000123365430
• http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6524911
• https://d-nb.info/gnd/1013851323

• Birth Date

  1905-11-24

• Death Date

  1995-10-03

• Birth Place

  Trabzon (Turkey)

• Associated Language

  Armenian

• Associated Language

  English

• Occupation

  Poets, Armenian

  Authors, Armenian

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cn++83015334#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• Leon Surmelian Label from public data source Wikidata
• Surmelian, Leon Z, 1905-
• Surmelian, Leon Z, 1905-1995

Sources

• found: His I ask you, ladies and gentlemen ... 1945.
• found: California Death Index, 1940-1997, viewed online 2009-08-21:Ancestry Library edition, Historical records (Leon Zaven Surmelian, b. 24 Nov 1905, d. 3 Oct 1995 in Los Angeles)
• found: Syurmelyaně ev Hayastaně, 2016:title page verso (Lewon Zaven Syurmelyan)
• found: Armenian Wikipedia WWW page, viewed on March 29, 2024(Levon Zaveni Surmalyan; Armenian American author, poet) - https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BC%D6%87%D5%B8%D5%B6_%D4%B6%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A5%D5%B6_%D5%8D%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%B4%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6
• found: Wikipedia, 3 Apr. 2024(Leon Surmelian; Leon Zaven Surmelian; b. 24 Nov. 1905 in Trabzon, Trebizond Vilayet; d. 3 Oct. 1995 in California; first and only Armenian work, Joyous Light, published in Paris; thereafter abandoned writing in Armenian and wrote only in English; at the same time changed first name from Levon to Leon dropping the 'v' associated with the Armenian name; lost both parents during the Armenian genocide; resided in Constantinople; in 1922 moved to US; naturalized American citizen in 1937; lecturer at the University of Southern California)

LC Classification

• PK8548.S846

Instance Of

• MADS/RDF PersonalName
• MADS/RDF Authority
• SKOS Concept

Scheme Membership(s)

• Library of Congress Name Authority File

Collection Membership(s)

• Names Collection - Authorized Headings
• LC Names Collection - General Collection

Change Notes

• 1983-02-23: new
• 2024-04-04: revised

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