| Gabriel Aivazovsky Գաբրիել Հայվազյան |
|
|---|---|
| Born | May 22, 1812 Feodosiya (Kafa), Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | April 20, 1879 (aged 66) Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Ethnicity | Armenian |
| Occupation | Archbishop, scientist, writer, historian, educator |
| Religion | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Relatives | Ivan Aivazovsky (brother) |
Gabriel Aivazovsky (Gabriel Ayvazyan, Armenian: Գաբրիել Հայվազյան, Russian: Гаврии́л Константи́нович Айвазо́вский), (1812—1879), was an Armenian Archbishop, scientist, historian, and the brother of the artist Ivan Aivazovsky.
He was born in Feodosiya, into a family of Armenian merchants. He received a scientific education at the monastery of St. Mkhitarist, on San Lazaro Island in Venice. He was also a teacher of Oriental languages. in 1848, he was appointed a director of the Armenian College Samuel Moorat in Paris, and subsequently founded the same Armenian college. His most important works are "Essay on the History of Russia" (in Armenian, Venice, 1836), "History of the Ottoman State" (also in Armenian, 2 volumes, Venice, 1841). He was also one of the main staff of a large Armenian dictionary, "Auhera".