Ashkharbek Kalantar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ashkharbek Kalantar

Armenian historian

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1884

Place of Birth: Ardvi, Lori Region, Armenia

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1942

Profession: teacher, historian, university teacher, archaeologist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ashkharbek Kalantar (Armenian: ????????? ?????-????? ????????; February 11, 1884, in Ardvi, Armenia – June 1942) archaeologist and historian, played an important role in founding of archaeology in Armenia. Born into the Armenian noble families of Loris-Melikov and Arghutians (from maternal side), he graduated St.
Petersburg University in 1911 under Nicholas Marr.
He was appointed a Fellow of the Archaeological Institute, of Imperial Russian Archaeological Society and the keeper of the Asiatic Museum in St.
Petersburg.
He was one of the founders of Yerevan State University.
Ashkharbek Kalantar authored more than 80 scholarly articles.