Karen Yuzbashyan
Karen Yuzbashyan | |
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| Born | January 6, 1927 Armenian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg State University |
Karen Yuzbashyan (
Byzantine and medieval Armenian studies. Yuzbashyan was the author of over 200 books and articles (published in Armenian, Russian, and other languages) on the political, legal, cultural aspects and relations of Byzantium and Armenia, as well as a researcher on the development of Armenian studies
.
Biography and scholarly activity
Born in
Armenian parliament, serving a five-year term (1990–1995) there.[1]
Yuzbashyan's works spanned the early and medieval periods of Armenian history. In 1963, he published the first critical edition of Aristakes Lastivertsi's history (in the original
Armenian illuminated manuscripts
at the university.
In addition to works on medieval Armenian history, Yuzbashyan also completed a biography of his academic mentor, Joseph Orbeli, in 1964.
Selected works
- (in French) "L'administration byzantine en Arménie aux Xe-XIe siècles," Revue des études Arméniennes10 (1973-1974): 139–83.
- (in Russian) Armianskie gosudarstva epokhi Bagratidov i Vizantiia v IX–XI vv. [The Armenian state in the Bagratid and Byzantine eras, 9th-11th centuries]. Moscow: Nauka, 1988.
- (in Armenian) Avarayri chakatamartits depi Nvarsaki paymanagire [From the Battle of Avarayr to the Treaty of Nvarsak]. Yerevan: Armenian Academy of Sciences, 1989.
- (in French) "L'Arménie et les Arméniens vus par Byzance," Byzantinische Forschungen 25 (1999).
- "The Armenian War of 450-451: Some Interpretations," Journal of Armenian Studies 7 (Fall-Winter 2002–2003).
Notes
- ^ a b c d (in Russian) Friends and Colleagues. "Умер К.Н.Юзбашян." Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences. March 29, 2009. Accessed April 22, 2009.
- ^ a b (in Armenian) Hakobian, A. s.v. "Yuzbashian, Karen Nikiti," Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. vol. 8, p. 130.
Further reading
- Outtier, Bernard et al., eds., Armenia between Byzantium and the Orient: Celebrating the Memory of Karen Yuzbashyan (1927-2009) Leiden: Brill, 2019.
External links
- (in Russian) Friends and Colleagues. "Умер К.Н.Юзбашян." Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences. March 29, 2009. Accessed April 25, 2009.
- Yuzbashyan's profile on the National Assembly of Armenia website
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