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Edward Atayan

Armenian philosopher
Person Human Q16380787

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
February 10, 1932, 1932[8]
Date of death
2002[9]
Place of birth
Yerevan
Place of death
Yerevan
Occupation
philosopher, linguist, university teacher
Employer
Yerevan State University[17]
Field of work
language, linguistic typology, pragmatics, linguistics, semiotics, history of linguistics[11][12][13][14][15][16]
Educated at
Brusov State University, Yerevan State University[18][19]
Award received
Khorenatsi medal[20]
Father
Rafael Atayan[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian[25]
Academic degree
Doktor Nauk in Philosophy[23]
Given name
Edward[24]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences of Armenia (1996–present)[21]
Writing language
Armenian[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Eduard Rafaelovich Ataian en Eduard R. Atayan en Edward Atayan en E. R. Atajan cs È. R. Atajan fa ادوارد آتایان fr Èduard Rafaelovič Ataân fr Ēdvard At̕ayan ru Атаян, Эдуард Рафаелович ru Эдуард Атаян ru Эдуард Рафаелович Атаян
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000383014207
VIAF cluster ID
267616677, 310505168
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n87144314
GND ID
1056918780, 101489168X
AV Production person ID
5098
Am.hayazg.info ID
835
Armenian National Academy of Sciences ID
27
Biografija.ru ID
atayan-eduard-rafaelovich
CiNii Research ID
1980304959791982130
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11clsxb_mb
IdRef ID
160570344
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03111948
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NL CR AUT ID
xx0242402
NUKAT ID
n2005093950
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810575313405606
National Library of Russia ID
77109440
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073909033
RERO ID (legacy)
A021769156
Union Catalog of Armenian Libraries authority ID
7642
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhmMdCMxKMkcQXJBHpQMP

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Summary

Edward Atayan was born on February 10, 1932[1], in Yerevan[2]. He died on 2002[3] in Yerevan[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], linguist[6], and university teacher[7].

FAQs

Where was Edward Atayan born?

Edward Atayan's place of birth was Yerevan[2].

Where did Edward Atayan die?

Edward Atayan passed away in Yerevan[4].

Who were Edward Atayan's parents?

Edward Atayan's father was Rafael Atayan[10].

What did Edward Atayan do for work?

Edward Atayan worked as a philosopher[5], linguist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Edward Atayan go to school?

Edward Atayan was educated at Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences[18] and Yerevan State University[19].

What awards did Edward Atayan receive?

Honors received include Khorenatsi medal[20].

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  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . sci.am. sci.am. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . sci.am. Retrieved . sci.am. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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