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Photograph of an unknown person and Nazaret Daghavarian (1862–1915) who was was an Armenian physician, scientist, and political leader, best known as a founding member of the AGBU. Born in Sivrihisar, Sivas, he studied medicine in Constantinople and France before returning to practice as a physician and educator, contributing to medical modernization and public health in Armenian communities. Beyond his scientific work, Daghavarian was a key figure in Armenian political activism and was arrested by the Turkish authorities, he was released after mediation by the French embassy and in 1905 he moved to Cairo, where he worked as a doctor and teacher and participated in the foundation of the AGBU charity organization. In 1908 after the Young Turk revolution he returned to Constantinople and was elected as a member of the Ottoman parliament and Armenian National Central Committee. This photograph was taken upon his return to Constantinople. His leadership and writings helped strengthen Armenian national consciousness, emphasizing the importance of education and self-determination. In 1915, during the Armenian Genocide, he was among the intellectuals arrested in Constantinople on April 24 and later executed by Ottoman authorities. The photographer, Boğos Tarkulyan (died 1940), was renowned for his significant contributions to photography in Constantinople. Beginning as an apprentice with the Karakaş and Abdullah brothers, he established his own studio in the 1880s, naming it "Phébus" in the 1890s. He was among the first in Turkey to colorize photographs. Known as Febüs Efendi, he captured portraits of various individuals, landscapes, and architectural structures, including students from Istanbul's military schools. Appointed as a photographer to the Sultan, he later created a portrait of Atatürk featured on the 1927 banknotes. Some of his works are housed in the Library of Congress, part of a collection donated by Abdulhamid II. After a fire destroyed his studio in May 1900, he relocated near the Tokatlıyan Hotel in Galatasaray. His photographs often bore the name "Paul Tarkoul," a Europeanized version of his name. He received the Silver Medal in Photography at the 1910 Brussels International Exposition. His studio addresses included 301 and 359 Grand Rue de Péra, with a branch in Sirkeci.Photograph Details
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