University of Gladzor
First University University of Gladzor was a medieval Armenian university, one of the two « great centres of learning » along with the University of Tatev (c. 1340–1425) that were « essentially of a single tradition. » It was established around 1280 by Nerses of Mush, a student of Vardan Areveltsi, and operated until 1340 and « left behind a rich intellectual heritage ». The university grew out […]
Matenadaran
First knowledge center The Matenadaran, officially the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, is a museum, repository of manuscripts, and a research institute in Yerevan, Armenia. It is the world’s largest repository of Armenian manuscripts. It was established in 1959 on the basis of the nationalized collection of the Armenian Church, formerly held at Etchmiadzin. Its collection has gradually expanded since its establishment, mostly from […]
Anania Shirakatsi
Creator of the first Scientific Publication About 40 works in various disciplines have been attributed to Anania, but only half are extant. Anania Shirakatsi (Old Armenian: Անանիա Շիրակացի, Anania Širakac’i, anglicized: Ananias of Shirak) was a 7th-century Armenian polymath and natural philosopher, author of extant works covering mathematics, astronomy, geography, chronology, and other fields. Little […]
