Rafael Atayan

Person Human Q13054545

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
October 30, 1907
Date of death
December 4, 1990
Place of birth
New Julfa
Place of death
Yerevan
Country of citizenship
Soviet Union[11]
Ethnic group
Armenians[12]
Employer
Armenpress (1923–1925), Avangard (lehti) (1925–1928), Sovetakan Hayastan (1928–1934)[13][14][15]
Educated at
Yerevan State University (?–1927)[16]
Member of political party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1956–present)[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Armenian, Russian
Member of
USSR Union of Writers (1934–present)[18]
Participated in conflict
Eastern Front (1943–1944)
Residence
Armenia (1923–present)[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Atayan, Rafael Arshaki en Rafael Arshaki Atayan en Rafael Atayan ja ラファエル・アタヤン ru Атаян, Рафаел Аршакович ru Рафаел Аршакович Атаян ru Рафаел Атаян
🔖 Identifiers · 9
VIAF cluster ID
289617796
AV Production person ID
3848
Am.hayazg.info ID
744
Digital Library of Armenian Literature author ID
349
Google Knowledge Graph ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
12988023X
Union Catalog of Armenian Libraries authority ID
7644
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcrbX7x9Fd8q9gpwkQH4q

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Summary

Rafael Atayan's place of birth was New Julfa[1]. He was born on October 30, 1907[2]. He died in Yerevan[3]. He died on December 4, 1990[4]. He worked as a literary scholar[5], translator[6], teacher[7], and writer[8].

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Career and Affiliations

Employers include Armenpress[13], a news agency[23], in Armenia[24], founded in 1918[25], headquartered in Yerevan[26]; Avangard (lehti)[14], a newspaper[27], in Armenia[28], founded in 1923[29], headquartered in Yerevan[30]; and Sovetakan Hayastan[15], a newspaper[31], founded in 1920[32].

FAQs

Where was Rafael Atayan born?

Born in New Julfa[1].

Where did Rafael Atayan die?

Rafael Atayan died in Yerevan[3].

Who were Rafael Atayan's parents?

Rafael Atayan's father was Arshak Atayan[9].

What did Rafael Atayan do for work?

Rafael Atayan worked as literary scholar[5], translator[6], teacher[7], and writer[8].

Where did Rafael Atayan go to school?

Rafael Atayan was educated at Yerevan State University[16].

What awards did Rafael Atayan receive?

Honors received include Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Armenian Concise Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Armenian Concise Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Armenian Concise Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Armenian Concise Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Armenian Concise Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Armenian Concise Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Armenian Concise Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . Armenian Concise Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [2] ↑ . Armenian Concise Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  22. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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