Babken Arakelyan

Babken Nikolayi Arakelyan (Armenian: Բաբկեն Նիկոլայի Առաքելյան; February 1, 1912 – August 16, 2004) was an Armenian historian and archeologist. He specialized in ancient and medieval Armenian history, culture and art.^[1] He graduated from Yerevan State University in 1938. He was a professor and a full member (academician) of the Armenian Academy of Sciences since 1974. He headed the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography between 1959 and 1990.^[1]

Babken Arakelyan
Born	(1912-02-01)February 1, 1912 Gecherlu, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Mrgashat, Armenia)
Died	August 16, 2004(2004-08-16) (aged 92) Yerevan, Armenia
Nationality	Armenian
Other names	Babken Nikoghosi Arakelyan
Scientific career
Fields	History, archaeology