Konstantin Khudaverdyan
Encyclopedia
Konstantin Sureni Khudaverdyan (1929, Yerevan
- 1999, Yerevan
) was an Armenia
n historian, Doctor of History, Professor (1974), academic of the International Academy of Sciences of Nature and Society. From 1988 to 1999 he was the editor-in-chief of Armenian Encyclopedia
.
in 1951. From 1974 to 1988 he was the head of Modern public history department of Institute of history of Armenian Academy of Sciences
. Khudaverdyan's works are dedicated to the Armenian culture, inter-ethnic relations, Armenian Genocide
and related issues.
Khudaverdyan is an author of University textbooks, "History of Armenian People" research (8 volumes, co-author), "The Armenian Genocide under the light of decades" (co-author, in Russian, 1995) and other books, over 120 publications.
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
- 1999, Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
) was an Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n historian, Doctor of History, Professor (1974), academic of the International Academy of Sciences of Nature and Society. From 1988 to 1999 he was the editor-in-chief of Armenian Encyclopedia
Armenian Encyclopedia
The Armenian Encyclopedia publishing house was established in 1967 as a department of the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences under the presidency of Viktor Hambardzumyan , co-edited by Abel Simonyan and Makich Arzumanyan . In 1988-1999 the editor-in-chief was Konstantin...
.
Biography
Khudaverdyan finished the Yerevan State UniversityYerevan State University
Yerevan State University is a university in Yerevan, Armenia. Founded on May 16 1919, it is the largest university in the country with 110 departments. Of its 3,150 employees, 1,190 comprise the teaching staff which includes 25 academicians, 130 professors, 700 docents , and 360 assistant lecturers...
in 1951. From 1974 to 1988 he was the head of Modern public history department of Institute of history of Armenian Academy of Sciences
Armenian Academy of Sciences
The Armenian Academy of Sciences is the primary body that conducts research in and coordinates activities in the fields of science and social sciences in the Republic of Armenia. It was founded on November 29, 1943...
. Khudaverdyan's works are dedicated to the Armenian culture, inter-ethnic relations, Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...
and related issues.
Khudaverdyan is an author of University textbooks, "History of Armenian People" research (8 volumes, co-author), "The Armenian Genocide under the light of decades" (co-author, in Russian, 1995) and other books, over 120 publications.
Source
- Armenian Concise Encyclopedia, ed. by Konstantin Khudaverdyan, Vol. 2, pp. 539–540