Babken Arakelyan
Babken Nikolayi Arakelyan was an Armenian historian and archeologist. He specialized in ancient and medieval Armenian history, culture and art. He graduated from Yerevan State University in 1938. He was a professor and a full member of the Armenian [National Academy of Sciences|Armenian Academy of Sciences] since 1974. He headed the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography between 1959 and 1990.