John H. Garo

Birthdate varies- born between 1867-1877. Library of Congress uses 1870 as his birthdate.

found: Ali, Mehmed. Yousuf Karsh & John Garo, 2015:title page, etc.

(John Garo ; born Mgurdich Hovhanessian in Armenia; date of birth uncertain, listed in various sources between 1867 and 1877; emigrated to the US in 1885; like many immigrants, he chose a more "Americanized" designation and took the name John Garabedian, later shortened to Garoian and then again to Garo, becoming finally John Higue Garo, commonly known as Jack; died October 31, 1939 in Boston; opened Garo Studio in Boston in March 1902) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2019044997.html accessed LOC 7/15/2022 SM

Mentor to prominent portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh from 1929 - 1931 https://karsh.org/photographs/john-garo/ accessed 7/15/2022 SM