Gabriel Aivazovsky

Gabriel Aivazovsky
Գաբրիէլ Այվազեան
Born(1812-05-22)22 May 1812
Feodosiya (Kafa), Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire
Died20 April 1879(1879-04-20) (aged 66)
Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire
Occupation(s)Archbishop, scientist, writer, historian, educator
RelativesIvan Aivazovsky (brother)

Gabriel Aivazovsky or Ayvazyan (Armenian: Գաբրիէլ Այվազեան, Russian: Гаврии́л Константи́нович Айвазо́вский; 22 May 1812 – 20 April 1879) was an Armenian Catholic archbishop, scholar, educator and historian. He was the elder brother of the artist Ivan Aivazovsky.

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