Aram Ter-Ghevondyan

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Aram Ter-Ghevondyan
Born(1928-07-24)July 24, 1928
Armenian Academy of Sciences
Doctoral advisorJoseph Orbeli

Aram Ter-Ghevondyan (

Armenian Academy of Sciences and he additionally held an honorary doctorate from the University of Aleppo and was an associate member of the Tiberian Academy of Rome.[3]

Life

Education

Ter-Ghevondyan was born in

kandidat nauk in 1958.[5]

Academic career

As a scholar who was fluent in

doktor nauk in 1977.[2] Titled Armenia and the Arab Caliphate, Ter-Ghevondyan's work was published by the AAS in the same year.[7]

In 1981, thanks to Ter-Ghevondyan's efforts, the institute of Oriental Studies at the AAS was established and he was appointed to be the inaugural holder of the chair for the study of primary sources.[2] He continued on with his research and in the same year, he completed the translation of the excerpts of the work of the 13th-century Arab chronicler Ibn al-Asir, as part of a series initiated by the AAS to translate historical sources about Armenia and Armenians from their original languages into Armenian.[2] He translated from classical to modern Armenian, wrote the introductions and commentaries on, in 1982 and 1983 respectively, the works of Armenian historians Ghevond (History) and Agatangeghos (History of Armenia). In 1983, Ter-Ghevondyan became a professor at Yerevan State University and taught the courses "Ancient and Medieval History of the Arab World" and "An Introduction to Arabic Philology."[4]

Due to his death in February 1988, many of Ter-Ghevondyan's works were left unpublished. His monograph, Armenia in 6th to 8th Centuries, was published posthumously in 1996. He was the author of over 100 articles and a regular contributor to the Arab-related entries in the

Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia (1974–1987) and wrote numerous chapters in the second and third volumes of the History of the Armenian People (vol. 2, 1984; vol. 3, 1976).[4]

Published works

Notes

  1. Hübschmann
    -Meillet system.
  2. ^ a b c d (in Armenian) s.v. "Ter-Ghevondyan, Aram Nahapeti," Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11, p. 674.
  3. ^ a b c (in Armenian) Papazyan, Hakob D. "Lratu: Aram Ter-Ghevondyan" [News: Aram Ter-Ghevondyan], Patma-Banasirakan Handes 120/1 (1988): pp. 243-245.
  4. ^ a b c d (in Armenian) Hovsepyan, Arthur. "Metsanun gitnakani vastake Archived May 31, 2011, at the Wayback Machine" [The Work of a Distinguished Intellectual], Aravot. February 5, 2005. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
  5. ^ (in French) Mahé, Jean-Pierre and Nina G. Garsoïan. "In memoriam Aram Ter-Łewondyan: Travaux et publications," Revue des Études Arméniennes 21 (1988-1989): p. 15.
  6. ^ Ter-Ghewondyan, Aram. The Arab Emirates in Bagratid Armenia. Trans. Nina G. Garsoïan. Lisbon: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 1976.
  7. ^ (in Russian) Ter-Gevondian, A. N. Armeniia i arabaskii khalifat (Yerevan: Armenian Academy of Sciences, 1977).
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