A day of remembrance for Levon Minasian, the noted Iranian-Armenian teacher, academic and national activist who recently passed away at the age of 93, was held on January 22 at the National Library of Armenia.

For more than seven decades, Minasian headed various educational institutions in Nor Jugha and published numerous works on Armenian history and literature.

His “A History of the Armenians of Pera” and “The Armenian Bards of Pera” are of particular note.