Manouk Abeghian
Encyclopedia
Manuk Abeghian was a scholar of Armenian literature
and folklore
. He is the author of a comprehensive history of Armenian literature, the Russian translation of which is entitled, Istoriya drevnearmyanskoi literatury, and of a volume on Armenian folklore, the German translation of which is entitled, Der Armenische Volksglaube.
Abeghian was born in 1865 in Astapat, Nakhichevan
. He began teaching at Yerevan State University
in 1923, during the first years that the University was open. He was a member of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences.
The Literature Institute of Armenia is named in honor of Abeghian.
He is also pictured on an Armenian postage stamp in the "Contribution of Armenians to 20th Century Culture" series.
Armenian literature
-Early literature:Armenian literature begins about 406 with the invention of the Armenian alphabet by Mesrop.Isaac, the Catholicos of Armenia, formed a school of translators who were sent to Edessa, Athens, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Caesarea in Cappadocia, and elsewhere, to procure...
and folklore
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
. He is the author of a comprehensive history of Armenian literature, the Russian translation of which is entitled, Istoriya drevnearmyanskoi literatury, and of a volume on Armenian folklore, the German translation of which is entitled, Der Armenische Volksglaube.
Abeghian was born in 1865 in Astapat, Nakhichevan
Nakhichevan
The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is a landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan. The region covers 5,363 km² and borders Armenia to the east and north, Iran to the south and west, and Turkey to the northwest...
. He began teaching at Yerevan State University
Yerevan State University
Yerevan State University is a university in Yerevan, Armenia. Founded on May 16 1919, it is the largest university in the country with 110 departments. Of its 3,150 employees, 1,190 comprise the teaching staff which includes 25 academicians, 130 professors, 700 docents , and 360 assistant lecturers...
in 1923, during the first years that the University was open. He was a member of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences.
The Literature Institute of Armenia is named in honor of Abeghian.
He is also pictured on an Armenian postage stamp in the "Contribution of Armenians to 20th Century Culture" series.
External links
- Khoren Sargsyan, Մանուկ Աբեղյանը և հայ հին գրականությունը [Manuk Abeghian and old Armenian literature], Yerevan, 1946
- Manuk Abeghian picture at Yerevan State University website
