Rouben Abrahamian, born Ṛubēn Tʻadēosi Abrahamyan (Armenian: Ռուբեն Թադեւոս Աբրահամյանը; 1881 – 1951) was an ArmenianIranologist, linguist and translator.
Rouben Abrahamian was born as Ṛubēn Tʻadēosi Abrahamyan in 1881 in the village of Gnishik in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia (then part of the Russian Empire). He received his secondary education in Etchmiadzin and Yerevan, and then moved abroad for higher education in a number of places. First, he studied at the Faculty of History and Philology at the Kiev University (1907), then at Leipzig University (1909), and then at the Saint Petersburg State University (1911). After his academic spell in Europe, he returned and started teaching Russian, linguistics, and classical philosophy in Yerevan. Between 1912 and 1921, he taught in Tiflis (Tbilisi), as well as at other schools in the Caucasus region. In 1921, he moved to neighboring Iran and taught for many years at various Armenian schools in Tabriz, New Julfa, and Tehran.
During his time in Tehran, as the Encyclopaedia Iranica states, Abrahamian served as the principal of a large Armenian school. At the same time, he also began his study of ancient and modern Persian. Some time later, he once again travelled to Europe for educational matters, and in 1935, he received his doctorate in philology from the Sorbonne University in Paris (nowadays University of Paris). He wrote his graduation thesis on the Judeo-Persian dialects of Judeo-Isfahani and Judeo-Hamadani. As his biographer Jennifer Manoukian mentions, his interest for this topic stemmed from the time he translated the works of the 11th-century Iranian poet Baba Tahir into Armenian.[1] Abrahamian's work on this matter was pivotal, for he found important commonalities between the language used in Baba Tahir’s poems and the Jewish dialects of the Iranian cities of Hamadān and Isfahan. His findings on behalf of Baba Tahir and the Jewish dialects were published in the following year under the title of Dialectologie iranienne: dialectes des Israélites de Hamadan et d’Ispahan et dialecte de Baba Tahir.
When the University of Tehran was founded in 1935, Abrahamian participated actively in the establishment of its department of Ancient Iranian Languages, where he subsequently started teaching Pahlavi and became head of the faculty as well. In 1946, following the Iran crisis of 1946, he moved to Soviet Armenia, where he worked at the Institute of Languages at the Academy of Sciences in Yerevan.
Publications
Kʻareakner ew ḡazalner: Baba Tʻahir Orian Hamadani (The quatrains and ḡazals of Bābā Ṭāher ʿOryān Hamadāni), Tehran, 1930.
Ferdovsin ew ir Šahnamēn (Ferdowsi and his Shahnameh), Tehran, 1934.
Hatuatsner Šahnameits (Excerpts from the Shahnameh), Tehran, 1934.
Dialectologie iranienne : dialectes des Israélites de Hamadan et d’Ispahan et dialecte de Baba Tahir, Paris, 1936.
Alefbā-ye pahlavi, Tehran, 1937.
Rāhnemā-ye zabān-e pahlavi, Tehran, 1938.
Sayatʻ-Novayi tagherě (The Verses of Sayat Nova), Tehran, 1943.
^Manoukian, Jennifer. "ABRAHAMIAN, ROUBEN". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
Sources
Manoukian, Jennifer. "ABRAHAMIAN, ROUBEN". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
H. M. Ayvazean, Ov ov ē hayer: Kensagrakan hanragitaran (Who is Who among Armenians: Biographical encyclopedia), Yerevan, 2005, p. 22.
B. L Chʻugaszean, Hayrenatardz iranahay dēmkʻer (Repatriated Iranian-Armenians), Yerevan, 1997, pp. 11–12.
January 05, 2023
rouben, abrahamian, born, Ṛubēn, tʻadēosi, abrahamyan, armenian, Ռուբեն, Թադեւոս, Աբրահամյանը, 1881, 1951, armenian, iranologist, linguist, translator, born1881gnishik, erivan, governorate, russian, empire, armenia, died1951yerevan, armenian, soviet, union, ar. Rouben Abrahamian born Ṛuben Tʻadeosi Abrahamyan Armenian Ռուբեն Թադեւոս Աբրահամյանը 1881 1951 was an Armenian Iranologist linguist and translator Rouben AbrahamianBorn1881Gnishik Erivan Governorate Russian Empire now Armenia Died1951Yerevan Armenian SSR Soviet Union now Armenia Scientific careerFieldsIranian studies linguistics Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 References 4 SourcesBiography EditRouben Abrahamian was born as Ṛuben Tʻadeosi Abrahamyan in 1881 in the village of Gnishik in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia then part of the Russian Empire He received his secondary education in Etchmiadzin and Yerevan and then moved abroad for higher education in a number of places First he studied at the Faculty of History and Philology at the Kiev University 1907 then at Leipzig University 1909 and then at the Saint Petersburg State University 1911 After his academic spell in Europe he returned and started teaching Russian linguistics and classical philosophy in Yerevan Between 1912 and 1921 he taught in Tiflis Tbilisi as well as at other schools in the Caucasus region In 1921 he moved to neighboring Iran and taught for many years at various Armenian schools in Tabriz New Julfa and Tehran During his time in Tehran as the Encyclopaedia Iranica states Abrahamian served as the principal of a large Armenian school At the same time he also began his study of ancient and modern Persian Some time later he once again travelled to Europe for educational matters and in 1935 he received his doctorate in philology from the Sorbonne University in Paris nowadays University of Paris He wrote his graduation thesis on the Judeo Persian dialects of Judeo Isfahani and Judeo Hamadani As his biographer Jennifer Manoukian mentions his interest for this topic stemmed from the time he translated the works of the 11th century Iranian poet Baba Tahir into Armenian 1 Abrahamian s work on this matter was pivotal for he found important commonalities between the language used in Baba Tahir s poems and the Jewish dialects of the Iranian cities of Hamadan and Isfahan His findings on behalf of Baba Tahir and the Jewish dialects were published in the following year under the title of Dialectologie iranienne dialectes des Israelites de Hamadan et d Ispahan et dialecte de Baba Tahir When the University of Tehran was founded in 1935 Abrahamian participated actively in the establishment of its department of Ancient Iranian Languages where he subsequently started teaching Pahlavi and became head of the faculty as well In 1946 following the Iran crisis of 1946 he moved to Soviet Armenia where he worked at the Institute of Languages at the Academy of Sciences in Yerevan Publications EditKʻareakner ew ḡazalner Baba Tʻahir Orian Hamadani The quatrains and ḡazals of Baba Ṭaher ʿOryan Hamadani Tehran 1930 Ferdovsin ew ir Sahnamen Ferdowsi and his Shahnameh Tehran 1934 Hatuatsner Sahnameits Excerpts from the Shahnameh Tehran 1934 Dialectologie iranienne dialectes des Israelites de Hamadan et d Ispahan et dialecte de Baba Tahir Paris 1936 Alefba ye pahlavi Tehran 1937 Rahnema ye zaban e pahlavi Tehran 1938 Sayatʻ Novayi taghere The Verses of Sayat Nova Tehran 1943 Arda Wiraz namag Yerevan 1958 Pahlaveren parskeren hayeren ṛuseren angleren baṛaran Pahlavi Persian Armenian Russian English dictionary Yerevan 1965 References Edit Manoukian Jennifer ABRAHAMIAN ROUBEN Encyclopaedia Iranica Retrieved 21 March 2016 Sources EditManoukian Jennifer ABRAHAMIAN ROUBEN Encyclopaedia Iranica Retrieved 21 March 2016 H M Ayvazean Ov ov e hayer Kensagrakan hanragitaran Who is Who among Armenians Biographical encyclopedia Yerevan 2005 p 22 B L Chʻugaszean Hayrenatardz iranahay demkʻer Repatriated Iranian Armenians Yerevan 1997 pp 11 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rouben Abrahamian amp oldid 1113782429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
