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Hakob Hamazaspi Manandian ( hy, Հակոբ Համազասպի Մանանդյան; November 10, 1873 - February 4, 1952) was an
Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
historian, philologist, and member of the
Academy of Sciences of Armenia The National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (NAS RA) ( hy, Հայաստանի Հանրապետության գիտությունների ազգային ակադեմիա, ՀՀ ԳԱԱ, ''Hayastani Hanrapetut’yan gitut’yunneri az ...
(1943) and the
Academy of Sciences of the USSR The Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union was the highest scientific institution of the Soviet Union from 1925 to 1991, uniting the country's leading scientists, subordinated directly to the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (until 1946 ...
(1939). His most important work is ''A Critical Survey of the History of the Armenian People'' (vols. 1–3, 1945–57). He was awarded the
Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...
.


Biography

Manandian was born on November 22, 1873, in
Akhaltsikhe Akhaltsikhe ( ka, ახალციხე ), formerly known as Lomsia ( ka, ლომსია), is a small city in Georgia's southwestern region (''mkhare'') of Samtskhe–Javakheti. It is situated on both banks of a small river Potskhovi (a left ...
. From 1880 to 1883 he received his primary education at the Karapetyan College in his hometown. From 1883 to 1893 he studied at the First Gymnasium in
Tiflis Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million pe ...
, and from 1893 to 1897 attended universities in
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,
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and
Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...
, completing his PhD degree. In 1898 he graduated from the Faculty of Oriental Languages of the
University of St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public university, public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a de ...
, and in 1909 from the Faculty of Law of the
University of Dorpat The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...
(now
Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...
). From 1900 to 1905 Manandian taught at the
Gevorgian Seminary Gevorkian Theological Seminary ( hy, Գևորգյան Հոգևոր Ճեմարան ''Gevorkyan Hogevor Č̣emaran''), also known as Gevorkian Seminary ( hy, Գևրգյան Ճեմարան ''Gevorkyan Č̣emaran'', ), is a theological university-ins ...
of Ejmiatsin, from 1905 to 1907 at the First and Second Men's Gymnasiums in Tiflis, from 1906 to 1907 at the
Nersisian School Nersisian School ( hy, Ներսիսեան դպրոց, ''Nersisian Dprots''; ka, ნერსისიანის სემინარია, ; russian: Нерсесяновское училище, translit=Nersisyanovskoye učilišče) was an A ...
, from 1911 to 1913 at the People's University of Baku, and from 1915 to 1919 at a mercantile school. In December 1919 Manandian was invited to
Yerevan State University Yerevan State University (YSU; hy, Երևանի Պետական Համալսարան, ԵՊՀ, ''Yerevani Petakan Hamalsaran''), also simply University of Yerevan, is the oldest continuously operating public university in Armenia. Founded in 1919 ...
(YSU) and appointed acting dean of the Faculty of History and Linguistics. From 1921 to 1922 he was rector at YSU. From 1922 to 1923 he was the dean of the faculties of Art and Historiography, from 1921 to 1925 the head of the chair of the History of the Armenian People and professor of the same chair. In 1925 Manandian was awarded the title of professor. In 1938, he attained his title of Doctor of Historical Sciences. In 1925 he was elected a member of the Institute of Sciences and Arts of Armenia, in 1939 he became a member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, and in 1943 his candidacy was approved as a founding member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. He was the first to teach ancient and medieval history of the Armenian people at YSU. In 1931 he interrupted his pedagogical activities and engaged in scientific work. He died on February 4, 1952, in Yerevan. His ashes are interred at the Pantheon at Komitas Park. A monument is erected in front of building No. 62 on Teryan Street in Yerevan. His bronze bust is placed in the lobby of the YSU main building. A street is named after him in the
Shengavit district Shengavit ( hy, Շենգավիթ վարչական շրջան, ''Šengavit' varčakan šrĵan''), is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located at the southwestern part of the city. It has common borders with the district ...
of Yerevan.


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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manandyan, Hakob 1873 births 1952 deaths People from Akhaltsikhe Georgian people of Armenian descent Armenian people from the Russian Empire Soviet Armenians 19th-century philologists Full Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences Ethnic Armenian historians 20th-century historians from Georgia (country) Burials at the Komitas Pantheon Soviet historians