Sevan Nişanyan
Sevan Nişanyan (born 1956) is a Turkish writer, linguist and researcher.
Also recorded as Nişanyan, Sevan · Sevan Nishanyan
Sevan Nişanyan
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- Born
- 1956 · Istanbul.
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Occupation
- writer · linguist · researcher · journalist · etymologist · lexicographer · onomastician · toponymist
- Education
- Yale University · Columbia University · Robert College · Private Armenian School of Pangaltı
- Known for
- Sozlerin Soyagaci · Nisanyan Sozluk · Turkey Person Names Dictionary · Nişanyan Yeradları · Nisanyan Names
- Languages
- Turkish · Armenian
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Biography
Sevan Nişanyan studied at Yale University, Columbia University and Robert College. The recorded working language is Turkish and Armenian. Works named in the authority record are Sozlerin Soyagaci, Nisanyan Sozluk, Turkey Person Names Dictionary, Nişanyan Yeradları and Nisanyan Names.
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