Smbat Byurat

Smpad Piurad or Smbat Byurat in Eastern transliteration (, March 3, 1862 – 1915) was an Armenian intellectual, writer, publisher and public activist. He was murdered during the Armenian genocide.

Life Smpad Piurad was born Smpad Der-Ghazarian in Süleymanlı/Zeitun on 3 March 1862. In 1880 he began studying at Sorbonne University. In 1885 he became the common revisor of the 36 Armenian schools of Cilicia. During this period he published his first poems in Yeghia Demirjibashian's philosophical journal "Yergrakount" (Earth).

In 1885, Piurad opens a school in the Armenian populated village of Sis (today Kozan).

In 1895 he was released and moved to Cairo, where he founded the Armenian Central College and Nor Or newspaper.

Writing style Piurad is considered a late-romantic writer. Panasdeghtsagan Yerker Vol. 1. (Constantinople, 1909). (Poetry). Avarayri Aruytse gam Vardanank. (Constantinople, 1909). (Play). Veghavor Herose gam Bartoghomeos and Takachian. (Constantinople, 1909). Zeytuntsi Vardapete. (N.p., c1910) Innsun vets: Arevni mechen. 6 vols. (Constantinople, 1911). (Novel). Sasunen Yetke. 1. Diakaputnere. (Constantinople, 1911). (Novel). Sasunen Yetke. 2. Tebi Yeltez. (Constantinople, 1911). (Novel). Pande pant. 5 vols. (Constantinople, 1910). (Novel). Verchin berde. (Constantinople, 1914). (Drama). Aryuni Dzore. (Published posthumously: Constantinople, 1919). (Story).

Legacy In Armenia, an elementary school is named after him.