Frederick G. Coan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Christian missionary and witness to the Armenian Genocide
Date of Birth: 23-May-1859
Place of Birth: Urmia, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran
Date of Death: 23-Mar-1943
Profession: missionary
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Frederick G. Coan
- Frederick G.
- Coan (23 May 1859 – 23 March 1943) was a Christian missionary who was a witness to the Armenian Genocide.
- Coan served as a missionary in Persia for over 50 years.
- He was an author of many books including Yesterdays in Persia and Kurdistan and has provided detailed eye-witness accounts of massacres of Armenians during the Armenian Genocide.
- Coan believed that the number of dead during the Armenian Genocide exceeded one million people.
- He referred to the Ottoman government's policy towards the Armenians as one of "extermination".
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