Born in the village of Tanakert in Nakhichevan. In 1893 he graduated from the Nersisyan School in Tiflis. For about 40 years he worked as a teacher of Armenian in Armenia and in places of Russia with large Armenian populations. In 1933-55 he worked on the editorial staff of the newspaper “Pioner kanch” (Pioneer Call). In 1931 his first collection, “Meghuneri komunan” (The Commune of Bees), was published. He wrote mainly for children. Children's songs were written to the texts of his poems. From 1934 he was a member of the Writers' Union of Armenia. In 1950 he was awarded the title of Honored Teacher of Armenia. He died in Yerevan.
