Gagik Sargsyan

Gagik Sargsyan
Gagik Sargsyan's plaque in Yerevan
Born (1926-04-06)April 6, 1926
Yerevan,
Died August 25, 1998(1998-08-25) (aged 72)
Yerevan,
Nationality Armenian
Alma mater Yerevan State University
Leningrad State University (1950)
Known for Vice-president of the Armenian Academy of Sciences
Scientific career
Fields Historian, Academic
Institutions

Gagik Sargsyan (Armenian: Գագիկ Խորենի Սարգսյան, April 6, 1926 in Yerevan – August 25, 1998 in Yerevan) was an Armenian Historian, Academic, Vice-president of the Armenian Academy of Sciences.[1]


Biography

He studied at Yerevan State University, then finished Leningrad State University in 1950. From 1954 to 1962 Sarkisyan worked at Institute of History of the Armenian Academy of Sciences, Deputy Director of the Institute of History of the Armenian Academy of Sciences (1962-1966). Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Armenian Academy of Sciences, Professor of Yerevan State University. Academic-secretary of Humanitarian branch of the Armenian Academy of Sciences.

He is known for his works dedicated to Armenian and Oriental history, including the academic work dedicated to Armenian historian Movses Khorenatsi.[2]

Honors and awards

  • Honorary Member of Syrian Historical Society (1985).
  • State Prize of Armenia (1985).[3]

References

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