Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Interesting Tidbits (Herond)

I have been reading "Odyssey of an Armenian Doctor." It has been so much fun to read! According to my grandfather, Richard Sheranian, Grandpa Herond was an exaggerator, and may have twisted or exaggerated a lot of his book to "make it sell." But, here are the basics of some cool things about Grandpa Herond--if his book is even somewhat true.

I will keep a running list of interesting things about members of the Sheranian family.

Herond Nishan Sheranian
-Born in Armenia (Turkey at the time).
-Emigrated to USA in 1902 with his family.
-Graduated from Columbia University with a medical degree.
-Founded two different hospitals in Murray, UT which are still around today.
-Decided to specialize in opthamalogy.
-Studied under the two most famous eye doctors of the time in Vienna for two years.
-Saved the eye of a rich Indian Maharajah.
-Met and spoke with Gandhi.

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