Hovhannes Hintliyan was born in 1866 in Üsküdar, a district of Istanbul that is situated on the Asiatic side of the Bosphorus.

He then taught and at times became principal of the following schools: Surp Haç Tbrevank, Tbrotsaser, Aramyan, Dadyan, and Getronagan.

When he returned to Istanbul, he established the Nor Tbrots (New School) in the Pangalti district which opened its doors on October 15, 1909.

The school shut down in 1988 but was reopened in 2003 in Kayan, Armenia with the help of Hintliyan Nor Tbrots alumni across the world.

[2] He was admitted to the Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital in Istanbul in 1949 due to deteriorating health conditions.