Yevgeni Alexandrovich Pakhomov (russian: Евгений Александрович Пахомов) (1880–1965) was a

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i numismatist and archaeologist and a recognized authority in the

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Biography

Born in

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, he graduated from the

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in 1896, the

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Archeological Institute in 1900, and the St. Petersburg Technological Institute in 1902. In 1920, he helped to organize the Museum of Azerbaijani History and was elected to the Academic Association of the University of Baku where he chaired the Department of Archeology and Numismatics from 1922 to 1930. He attained to the title of Professor at the Azerbaijani State University in 1945, and chaired the Department of Archaeology there from 1947 to 1953. Pakhomov was granted the title of the Meritorious Scholar of the

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in 1955 and elected as a corresponding member of the

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in 1962. Pakhomov authored some of the most influential works on the numismatics of

and

. His unique numismatic collections were bequeathed to the museums of Tbilisi, Baku, and

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. Some coins were obtained by the

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n museum, while others were acquired by private collectors. Pakhomov is the author of ''Coins of Georgia'', published in 1970. The articles of Pakhomov are in the process of digitization and upload on the special page o
academia.edu

References

A. V. Akopyan. Evgeny Alexandrovich Pakhomov (1880–1965). Bibliography of E. A. Pakhomov’s scientific works // Epigrafika Vostoka. Vol. XXX. Moscow, 2013. P. 310-329. In Russian

Dictionary
The Russian Coin website. Accessed on December 10, 2007.
Georgian Numismatics
Georgian Numismatics 1880 births 1965 deaths Archaeologists from the Russian Empire Numismatists from the Russian Empire Azerbaijani archaeologists Archaeologists from the Soviet Union Azerbaijani numismatists Academic staff of Baku State University Academic staff of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts {{Azerbaijan-bio-stub