Anania Shirakatsi Scientist

Anania Shirakatsi (Armenian: Անանիա Շիրակացի , Armenian pronunciation: [ɑnɑˈnjɑ ʃiɾɑkɑˈt͡sʰi], also known as Ananias of Shirak; 610–685 AD) was an Armenian mathematician, astronomer and geographer. Historian Robert H. Hewsen describes him as "Armenia's First Scientist". He is commonly attributed to having written Ashkharatsuyts (Geography).

Personal facts

Anania Shirakatsi
Birth dateJanuary 01, 0610
Birth place
Shirak Province
Date of deathJanuary 01, 0685
Known for
Ashkharatsuyts

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Scientist

Field of study
Mathematics
Astronomy

Topical connections

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Anania Shirakatsi on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://vehi.net/istoriya/armenia/geographiya/index.html
  2. http://www.jstor.org/stable/229241?&Search=yes&term=%22Robert+H.+Hewsen%22&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dau%253A%2522Robert%2BH.%2BHewsen%2522%26wc%3Don&item=3&ttl=9&returnArticleService=showArticle
  3. http://www.kroraina.com/armen_ca/map_casia_b.jpg
  4. http://www.matenadaran.am/en/heritage/geography/index.html#3