Mesrovb Jacob Seth

Mesrovb Jacob Seth

Mesrovb Jacob Seth (born 15 March 1871 in Jolfa - died 31 October 1939 in Calcutta) was an author, historian and school master of Classical Armenian at the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy, Kolkata.

Biography

Mesrovb went to India for studies and was educated at the Armenian College, Calcutta. He attained brilliant success as a scholar, especially of classical Armenian, his favourite subject, of which he was an ardent lover and noted exponent.

Although engaged in business, he considered this occupation a means of livelihood and devoted almost his entire attention to his literary activities. He displayed extraordinary aptitude for and interest in historical and antiquarian research and for many decades engaged himself energetically in the study of old manuscripts, letters, epitaphs and memorial tablets in churches and cemeteries throughout India and presenting these collectively and intelligently to his compatriots and to those interested in these studies.

The late Mesrovb J. Seth's endowments to his community in Calcutta particularly, and to India generally, are his various publications foremost amongst which "Armenians in India" is the result of a lifelong historical research and untiring laborious endeavours. The late Mr. Seth - a scholar and a champion of classical Armenian - spared himself no trouble or inconvenience to unearth interesting historical data of the activities of the Armenians in India for over two and a half centuries and has thus gained the true gratitude of Armenians in all parts of the world.[1]

Bibliography

During his lifetime he wrote and published the following books/papers:[2]

References

  1. ↑ A Short Record of Armenian Churches in India and the Far East by Rev. Aramais Mirzaian
  2. ↑ list obtained from the journal Madras the birthplace of Armenian Journalism

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