Renowned scholar Sen Arevshatyan dies

Renowned scholar, former director of the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (Matenadaran), Academician Sen Arevshatyan died in Yerevan last night, Director of the Matenadaran Hrachya Tamrazyan told Tert.am.

Other Matenadaran staff members told Tert.am that Sen Arevshatyan came to work even on the last day of his life.

Sen Arevshatyan was director of Matenadaran for about 25 years (1982-2007). Since 2007, he has been chairman of the Matenadaran governing council.

Sen Arevshatyan wrote more than 150 papers, including 30 monographs, which were published not only in Armenia, but also in Moscow, Paris, Warsaw, Stuttgart, Saint Petersburg, Athens, Cairo, etc..

Sen Arevshatyan was 86.