Babken Arakelyan | |
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Born | |
Died | August 16, 2004 Yerevan, Armenia | (aged 92)
Nationality | Armenian |
Other names | Babken Nikoghosi Arakelyan |
Scientific career | |
Fields | History, archaeology |
Babken Nikolayi Arakelyan (Armenian: Բաբկեն Նիկոլայի Առաքելյան; February 1, 1912 – August 16, 2004) was an Armenian historian and archeologist. He specialized in ancient and medieval Armenian history, culture and art.[1] He graduated from Yerevan State University in 1938. He was a professor and a full member (academician) of the Armenian Academy of Sciences since 1974. He headed the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography between 1959 and 1990.[1]