Berj Sabbaghian (Պերճ Սապպաղեան)
Date & Place of Birth
18-Aug-1918 in Aleppo, Syria
Date & Place of Death
12-Jul-1982 in Aleppo, Syria
Biography
Berj Sabbaghian (Պերճ Ֆարեսի Սապպաղեան) was born on August 18, 1918, in Aleppo. A historian and numismatist, Berj Sabbaghian received his early education at the National Haykazian School in Aleppo, and his secondary education at the local Marist Brothers' school.
After teaching French at Haykazian for a year, he embarked on a commercial career and was appointed to the company "Efficient Eastern". Through his career, he pursued higher education in London, following courses in commerce and law.
Later, he established his own commercial office in Aleppo, where he served as the director.
For a year, he edited the Aleppo newspaper "Euphrates". While still young, he collaborated with Archbishop Artavazd Surmeyan on the three-volume work "History of the Armenians of Aleppo", performing English translations for the author. He deepened his expertise in numismatics, becoming one of the recognized experts in the Middle East, particularly in that region. He was an active participant in the cultural life of the Armenian community in Aleppo, one of its driving and leading forces during the forties and fifties. Simultaneously, he was a major figure in Armenian-Arab cultural cooperation.
Despite his vast scholarly accumulation, versatile and curious, Berj Sabbaghian remained a reserved writer. However, although his scientific-creative word remained limited in written pages, verbally, he had a different volume and breadth.
He was a member of the Syrian Archaeological Society, part of its administration, and until the end, remained one of the proactive and working members of that body.
After teaching French at Haykazian for a year, he embarked on a commercial career and was appointed to the company "Efficient Eastern". Through his career, he pursued higher education in London, following courses in commerce and law.
Later, he established his own commercial office in Aleppo, where he served as the director.
For a year, he edited the Aleppo newspaper "Euphrates". While still young, he collaborated with Archbishop Artavazd Surmeyan on the three-volume work "History of the Armenians of Aleppo", performing English translations for the author. He deepened his expertise in numismatics, becoming one of the recognized experts in the Middle East, particularly in that region. He was an active participant in the cultural life of the Armenian community in Aleppo, one of its driving and leading forces during the forties and fifties. Simultaneously, he was a major figure in Armenian-Arab cultural cooperation.
Despite his vast scholarly accumulation, versatile and curious, Berj Sabbaghian remained a reserved writer. However, although his scientific-creative word remained limited in written pages, verbally, he had a different volume and breadth.
He was a member of the Syrian Archaeological Society, part of its administration, and until the end, remained one of the proactive and working members of that body.
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Citation
“Berj Sabbaghian (Պերճ Սապպաղեան),” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed April 29, 2024, http://armnumres.org/items/show/1593.