Hrachia Adjarian
Armenian linguist
Died when: 77 years 39 days (925 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Hrachia Acharian (Armenian: ??????? ???????, reformed spelling: ?????? ???????Armenian pronunciation: [h??t??j? ?t??rj?n]; 8 March 1876 – 16 April 1953) was an Armenian linguist, lexicographer, etymologist, and philologist.
An Istanbul Armenian, Acharian studied at local Armenian schools and at the Sorbonne, under Antoine Meillet, and the University of Strasbourg, under Heinrich Hübschmann.
He then taught in various Armenian communities in the Russian Empire and Iran before settling in the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1923, working at Yerevan State University until his death.
A distinguished polyglot, Acharian compiled several major dictionaries, including the monumental Armenian Etymological Dictionary, extensively studied Armenian dialects, compiled catalogs of Armenian manuscripts, and authored comprehensive studies on the history of Armenian language and alphabet.
Acharian is considered the father of Armenian linguistics.
