News: Karabakh president awards Anania Shirakatsi Medal to Michael Vardanyan
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Anania Shirakatsi
Anania Shirakatsi was a 7th-century Armenian polymath and natural philosopher, author of extant works covering mathematics, astronomy, geography, chronology, and other fields. Little is known for certain of his life outside of his own writings, but he is considered the father of the exact and natural sciences in Armenia—the first Armenian mathematician, astronomer, and cosmographer.
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science · Pioneering 7th-century Armenian scientist · mathematician · historian · astronomer · geographer · philosopher · cartographer · alchemist · also Anania Shirakatsi, Ananias of Shirak, Shirakatsi
Born 0610 · Died 0685 · Q471769
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2015· 1 entry
2010· 2 entries
Armenpress: Anania Shirakatsi Lyceum to Partake in ‘Innovative Schools’ International Program
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PanARMENIAN.Net: Anania Shirakatsi gymnasium to participate in Innovative Schools Program of Microsoft
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2005· 1 entry
The Central Bank of Armenia issued a commemorative coin, while HayPost issued a stamp dedicated to him
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1993· 1 entry
The Medal of Anania Shirakatsi, a state award, was established
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1968· 1 entry
That Anania is widely believed to have been born between 595 and 600; a quarter-century later he settled on c
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1939· 1 entry
Followed by a complete compilation of Anania's work in 1944
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1896· 1 entry
And On Easter and Anania's autobiography, in 1897
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1877· 2 entries
Kerovbe Patkanian published a collection of Anania's works in the original classical Armenian at St Petersburg University
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Kerovbe Patkanian first attributed it to Anania as the most probable author
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0685· 1 entry
Died 0685.
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0610· 1 entry
Born 0610.
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