Parsegh Ganatchian

Parsegh Ganatchian
Բարսեղ Կանաչեան
Born(1885-04-17)17 April 1885
Rodosto, Ottoman Empire (present-day Tekirdağ, Turkey)
Died21 May 1967(1967-05-21) (aged 82)
Beirut, Lebanon
Occupations
Known forArranger of the music of "Mer Hayrenik", the Armenian national anthem

Parsegh Ganatchian (17 April 1885 – 21 May 1967) was an Armenian composer, conductor, and sociocultural activist. He is best-known for his part in arranging the music to Mer Hayrenik (Our Fatherland), the Armenian national anthem. He comes from a modest background; his father was a shoemaker.