# Dikran Kelekian

> Dikran Kelekian was a notable collector and dealer of Islamic art. The son of an Armenian banker from Kayseri, Dikran Kelekian and his brother Kevork set themselves up in the antiquities business in Istanbul in 1892. The next year, Dikiran came to the United States as a commissioner for the Persian Pavilion at the World's Columbia Exposition in Chicago. He soon established shops in New York, Paris, London, and Cairo, where he and his brother flourished as vendors selling works of art and antiquities.

*Armenian-American art dealer (1868-1951)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1868-01-19
- **Died:** 1951
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.0 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 4.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Dikran Khan Kelekian](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikran_Khan_Kelekian)
- [Dikran Kelekian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikran_Kelekian)
- [تیگران کلکیان](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86_%DA%A9%D9%84%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Dikran Kélékian](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikran_K%C3%A9l%C3%A9kian)
- [Տիգրան Քելեկյան](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8F%D5%AB%D5%A3%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%94%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%A5%D5%AF%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5276568)

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