Daria Gamsaragan

Daria Gamsaragan (1907–1986; ) was an Egyptian-born Armenian visual artist and writer, known for her work as a sculptor of miniature objects and medalist. She worked for jewelers and fashion houses in the 1970s. Gamsaragan used the pseudonym of Anne Sarag for her writings.

Early life, family, and education Daria Gamsaragan was born on 24 April 1907, in Alexandria, Egypt, to wealthy parents of Armenian heritage from Constantinople. Her father Armenak Bey Gamsaragan and the paternal side of the family had been in the tobacco business for multiple generations. She grew up speaking Arabic, Armenian, French, and Turkish. Gamsaragan graduated from the private high school Lycée Français d'Alexandrie in 1924.

Career In 1966, Gamsaragan created a monument for the burial of Armenian intellectuals at the Cimetière parisien de Bagneux, a cemetery in Bagneux. After the war ended in 1945, Gamsaragan and Vallois separated.

In 1967, she became a French national.

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