Gabriel Aivazovsky

Gavriil Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Russian Гавриил Константинович Айвазовский; May 22nd 1812 in Feodosia, Crimea, † April 20, 1879 in Tbilisi, Georgia) was a Russian orientalist of Armenian descent.

Life

Aivazovsky was born into an Armenian family. Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky The painter was his brother.

Aivazovsky studied in the monastery of St. Lazarus in Venice Mechitarists to and was there after his studies teacher of oriental languages ​​, philosophy, and theology. 1848 Aivazovsky became Director of Studies of the Armenian convent at Paris, and as such he founded in 1850 the Armenian branch monastery Grenelle in Paris.

Paschal diver found in Aivazovsky one of his best people on his great Armenian dictionary. Aivazovsky served several years as editor of the scientific journal in the Armenian language Pozmaweb (Eng. " polymath " ) and the Armenian- French Revue La colombe you Massis.

Works (selection)

Most of his works written in the Armenian language Aivazovsky.

  • Outline of the history of Russia. Venice, 1836.
  • History of the Turkish Empire. Venice, 1841, two volumes.

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  • Orientalist
  • Russian
  • Born in 1812
  • Died in 1879
  • Man
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