On 27 September 1829, Parrot, a pioneer of scientific mountaineering, whilst professor of physics of the University of Dorpat, reached the summit of Mount Ararat (5,137 m) with Khachatur Abovian (the Armenian writer and national public figure) and three other students.
Khachatur Abovian (1809–1848), Armenian writer and national public figure who mysteriously vanished in 1848 and was presumed dead
Through her mother, Mariam was a cousin of the prominent Armenian writer Khachatur Abovian.
Khachatur Abovian | Khachatur Sukiasyan | Khachatur of Taron | Khachatur Malumian | Khachatur-Bek of Mush | Khachatur Avetisyan |
Many prominent Armenians are natives of Kanaker such as the writer and educator Khachatur Abovian and the composer Djivan Gasparyan.