Babken Arakelyan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Babken Arakelyan

Soviet historian (1912-2004)

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1912

Place of Birth: Mrgashat, Armavir Region, Armenia

Date of Death: 16-Aug-2004

Profession: teacher, historian, archaeologist

Nationality: Armenia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Babken Nikolayi Arakelyan (Armenian: ?????? ???????? ?????????; February 1, 1912 – August 16, 2004) was an Armenian historian and archeologist.
He specialized in ancient and medieval Armenian history, culture and art.
He graduated from Yerevan State University in 1938.
He was a professor and a full member (academician) of the Armenian Academy of Sciences since 1974.
He headed the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography between 1959 and 1990.