Mesrovb Jacob Seth ( hy, Մեսրովբ Յակոբ Սէթ or hy, Սէթեանց, label=none; 15 March 187131 October 1939) was an

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author, historian and teacher of

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at the

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, Kolkata.

Biography

Mesrovb Seth was born in 1871 in the Armenian colony of

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near

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. Seth went to India for studies and was educated at the Armenian College, Calcutta. He attained success as a scholar, especially of Classical Armenian, his favourite subject, of which he was an ardent lover and noted exponent. Although engaged in business, he considered this occupation a means of livelihood and devoted almost his entire attention to his literary activities. He displayed extraordinary aptitude for and interest in historical and antiquarian research and for many decades engaged himself energetically in the study of old manuscripts, letters, epitaphs and memorial tablets in churches and cemeteries throughout India and presenting these collectively and intelligently to his compatriots and to those interested in these studies.

Bibliography

During his lifetime he wrote and published the following books/papers:list obtained from the journal ''Madras the birthplace of Armenian Journalism'' * ''History of the Armenians in India 1895'' * ''Armenians in India from the Earliest Times to the Present Day 1937'' * ''The Republic of Armenia'' * ''Armenians at Agra and Gwalior'' * ''Agah Catchick Arrakiel a Loyal and an Eminent Armenian Merchant of Calcutta in the Second Half of the 18th Century'' * ''Khojah Petrus'' * ''Hindoos in Armenia'' * ''Gritch Voskegritch Matenagrin'' * ''Madras, the Birthplace of Armenian Journalism'' (1937) * ''Armenians and the East India Company''

References

External links

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Armenian Churches in India (official Church website)

Armenians in India genealogy and historical website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seth, Mesrovb Jacob 1871 births 1939 deaths Iranian emigrants to India Indian people of Armenian descent Ethnic Armenian historians 20th-century Indian historians Persian Armenians