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Martiros Kavoukjian

1908 – 1988

Armenian architect

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About Martiros Kavoukjian

Lived 1908 – 1988 (aged 79). Martiros Kavoukjian was an Armenian and Turkish architect and writer.

Martiros Kavoukjian (, , August 8, 1908 - August 8, 1988) was an Armenian architect, researcher, Armenologist and historian-archaeologist who has written various books on ancient Armenian history. George A. Bournoutian, Robert Hewsen, Agop Jack Hacikyan, Levon Shahinyan, Anzhela Teryan, Rafael Ishkhanyan, Karapet Sukiasyan, Lily Stepanyan, but were mostly ignored in Soviet academia.

Armenologist, archimandrite Gomidas Hovnanian in a 2006 interview described Kavoukjian as "a talented scientist" who had written a research on "The ancestral home of the Celtic tribes and Celtic-Caucasian connections".

In 2008 an evening commemorating Kavoukjian's legacy took place in Montreal, Quebec.

Armenia, Subartu And Sumer

Kavoukjian's book Armenia, Subartu And Sumer is inspired by the Armenian hypothesis of Indo-European origins. It seeks to establish an ethnic Armenian identity for the "Armani" mentioned by Naram-Sin, for "Armani-Subari connections" and "Armani-Subari-Sumer relations". The English translation was published privately with the support of the Malkhassian Foundation, Montreal. The book has been called a "chauvinist attempt to equate the Proto-Armenians with various mentioned peoples in cuneiform and classical sources" by P. Kohl and G. Tzetzkhladze (1996). Robert Hewsen described it is as a "speculative but provocative study."

Works The Genesis of Armenian People, Montreal, 1982. Armenia, Subartu and Sumer, Montreal, 1989 The origin of the names and Armen Aye, and Urartu, in the subway.) Beirut, 1973

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
American University of Beirut
Awards
Honored Architect of the Armenian SSR
Also known as
Kavoukjian, Martiros, Martiros Gavugchyan, Gavugchyan

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Martiros Kavoukjian?

Armenian architect (1908-1988)

When was Martiros Kavoukjian born?

Martiros Kavoukjian was born on 8 August 1908 in Niğde.

When did Martiros Kavoukjian die?

Martiros Kavoukjian died on 7 August 1988 in Montreal.

What was Martiros Kavoukjian's occupation?

Martiros Kavoukjian was an architect and writer.

What nationality was Martiros Kavoukjian?

Martiros Kavoukjian was Armenian and Turkish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Martiros Kavoukjian

· Wikidata: Q4131351

· DBpedia: Martiros Kavoukjian

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