Sen S. Arevshatyan ( hy, Սեն Սուրենի Արևշատյան, 7 January 1928 – 25 July 2014) was an

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

n scholar, whose works are devoted to the history of ancient and medieval Armenian

philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

and historical sources. He also specialized in the publication of critical texts and scientific translations of medieval works. His research focused on the 5th century philosopher David the Invincible. Arevshatyan was a member of the Paris-based International Academy “Ararat” since 1993 and the International Academy of Natural and Social Sciences. He was the founder and chairman of the Cultural Found of Armenia (1986–1989) and an Honored Citizen of

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...

.Sen S. Arevshatyan
Arevshatyan was awarded the State Prize of the

Armenian SSR The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic,; russian: Армянская Советская Социалистическая Республика, translit=Armyanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika) also commonly referred to as Soviet A ...

in 1978. He was a member of Armenian Academy of Sciences presidium, ex-director of

Matenadaran The Matenadaran ( hy, Մատենադարան), officially the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, is a museum, repository of manuscripts, and a research institute in Yerevan, Armenia. It is the world's largest repository of Armenian ...

for more than two decades.

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Sen Arevshatyan's biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arevshatyan, Sen 1928 births 2014 deaths 20th-century Armenian historians Writers from Yerevan Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Soviet historians