Anita Conti (Caracotchian)
First female oceanographer Anita Caracotchian was born in Ermont in Seine-et-Oise to a wealthy Armenian family. She spent her childhood being educated at home by different tutors and travelling with her family, gradually developing a passion for books and the sea. After moving to Paris, she concentrated on writing poems and the art of book binding. Her work got the attention of celebrities […]
Ruben Orbeli
Founder of Soviet underwater archeology Ruben Orbeli was a Soviet archeologist, historian and jurist, who was renowned as the founder of Soviet underwater archeology. He was the elder brother of Joseph and Leon Orbeli, and Rusadan Orbeli’s father. Born into a medieval noble family in Nakhchivan, Russian Empire in 1880. Ruben Orbeli completed his secondary education at a classical gymnasium in Tiflis. Some time later he went to […]
