Aivazovsky Gabriel

Aivazovsky Gabriel (Konstandin)
Armenian:	Այվազովսկի Գաբրիել Կոնստանդինի
Russian:	Айвазовский Габриэль Константинович
Born:	10.05.1812 Theodosia, Crimea
Died:	08.04.1880 Tiflis, Georgia
Description: Religious, public figure.

Biography

Was born on May 10, 1812 in Theodosia, Crimea in a poor Armenian family.

Education

• Studied at Armenian parish school of Theodosia.
• Studied at Armenian Catholic school of Gharasubazar.
• In 1826 left for Venice, studied at the Mekhitarist Congregation.

Work Activity

• Since 1830 worked as a general secretary at the Mekhitarist Congregation.
• In 1842-1848 taught at the Murat-Rafaelian college of Venice.
• In 1848-1856 was the director of the Suradian college of Paris.
• In 1843-1848 was the founder-editor of the first Armenian magazine "Bazmavep".
• In 1856-1865 was the editor-publisher of the "Masyats Aghavni" magazine of Theodosia.
• In 1858-1867 was the head of the diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Nor Nakhijevan and Basarabia.
• In 1858 established the Khalibian college of Theodosia.
• In 1874-1876 was supervisor of the Gevorkian Seminary.
• In 1876-1880 was the head of the diocese Vira-Hayots.

Achievements

• In 1971 became an Archbishop.

Other

• Is the brother of Aivazovsky Ivan.
• The works refer to history, philology, religion, theology. Is the author of textbooks as well.
• Spoke 12 languages, translated a number of works.
• Translated the works by Movses Khorenatsi(1841) and Agatangelos(1843) into Italian.

Bibliography

• Այվազովսկի Գ.Կ. «Պատմութիւն Օսմանեան պետութեան», հատոր 1-2, 1841 թիվ:
• Այվազովսկի Գ.Կ. «Խանգարմունք հայ-կաբանութեան ի հնումն եւ ի նորումս»,1869 թիվ:
• Այվազովսկի Գ.Կ.«Նախակրթանք հայերէն լեզուի...», մաս 1-3, 1860-1877թթ.:

See also

• Ով ով է.հայեր(կենսագրական հանրագիտարան:Երկու հատորով),ՀՀ խմբ. հանձնաժողով՝ Հ. Մ. Այվազյան (գլխ. խմբագիր) և ուրիշներ,Երևան,Հայկական հանրագիտարան հրատ.,Հ.1,Աբալյան-Ղուշչյան,2005: