Gawriil Konstantinowitsch Aivazovsky
Gawriil Konstantinowitsch Aiwasowski ( Russian Гавриил Константинович Айвазовский ; born May 22, 1812 in Feodosia , Crimea , † April 20, 1879 in Tbilisi , Georgia ) was a Russian orientalist of Armenian descent.
Life
Aivazovsky came from an Armenian family. The painter Iwan Konstantinowitsch Aivazovsky was his brother.
Aivazovsky studied in the monastery of the Mechitarists at St. Lazarus near Venice and became a teacher of oriental languages, philosophy and theology there after completing his studies. In 1848 Aivazovsky was promoted to study director of the Armenian monastery in Paris and as such he founded the Armenian branch monastery in Grenelle near Paris around 1850 .
Paschal Aucher found Aivazovsky to be one of his most capable collaborators on his great Armenian dictionary. Aivazovsky was also the editor of the Armenian-language scientific journal Basmaweb ( Armenian Բազմավէպ ; German " Polyhistor ") and the Armenian-French review La colombe du Massis (Մասյաց աղավնի) for a few years.
Works (selection)
Aivazovsky wrote most of his works in the Armenian language .
- Outline of the history of Russia . Venice, 1836.
- History of the Turkish Empire . Venice, 1841, two volumes.
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| SURNAME | Aivazovsky, Gavriil Konstantinowitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Айвазовский, Гавриил Константинович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian orientalist of Armenian descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Feodosia , Crimea , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1879 |
| Place of death | Tbilisi , Georgia |