Arakel Babakhanian
| Arakel Babakhanian | |
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14 April 1860 Shusha, Nagorno Karabakh, Russian Empire |
| Died | 14 November 1932 (aged 72) Yerevan, Armenian SSR |
| Fields | Armenian studies |
| Institutions | Yerevan State University |
| Known for | History of Armenia (Hayots' Patmut'yun) (3 volumes) |
Arakel Grigori Babakhanian (Armenian: Առաքել Գրիգորի Բաբախանյան, commonly known as Leo (Armenian: Լեո); 14 April [O.S. 2 April] 1860 – 14 November 1932) was an Armenian historian, publicist, writer, critic and professor of Yerevan State University. He was born in Nagorno Karabakh and is recognized as an authoritative historian on Armenia and is best known as the author of the multi-volume History of Armenia. Leo addressed the difficult issues of Armenian history, history of literature and many key issues of the early 20th century.
Leo was born on 14 April 1860 in the city of Shusha, then a part of the Russian Empire. He graduated from the local school there in 1878. Due to the death of his father Grigor, Leo was unable to attend university to receive higher education and stayed in the region to support his family. He took up several jobs in Shusha and Baku as a notary clerk, telegraphist, and the manager of a publishing press called Aror (Wooden Plough). From 1895 to 1906, Leo worked as a journalist and secretary in Tiflis for the influential Armenian-language newspaper Mshak (Tiller). Leo would later become the editor of Mshak in 1918. In 1906, he began teaching at the Gevorkian Theological Seminary at Echmiatsin, although he returned to Tiflis a year later, dedicating himself to academic work.
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