Henry H. Riggs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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missionary
Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1875
Place of Birth: Sivas, Turkey
Date of Death: 17-Aug-1943
Profession: missionary, translator
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Henry H. Riggs
- Henry H.
- Riggs (March 2, 1875 – August 17, 1943) was a Christian missionary stationed in Kharpert during the Armenian Genocide.
- In his book Days of Tragedy in Armenia: Personal Experiences in Harpoot, 1915-1917, Riggs provides an important eyewitness account of the Genocide and concluded that the deportation of Armenians was part of an extermination program organized by the Ottoman government.
- The book is considered to be one of the most detailed accounts of the Armenian Genocide in the English language.
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