Levon Harutyunyan

Levon Vrami Harutyunyan (Armenian: Լևոն Վռամի Հարությունյան; 13 December 1927 – 2007) was an Armenian biologist, University Professor, journalist, publicist, writer and science populariser, founder of Yerevan Haybusak University. Established in 1990, the Haybusak University became one of the first private universities in Armenia.[1] He received numerous decorations for his work including Anania Shirakatsi medal from the President of Armenia.

For the Armenian actor, see Levon Harutyunyan (actor).

Levon Harutyunyan
Born	Levon Vrami Harutyunyan 13 December 1927 Tovuz, Soviet Armenia
Died	2007 (aged 79–80) Yerevan, Armenia
Occupation	Biologist, professor, writer, journalist

Life and career

Levon Vrami Harutyunyan was born 13 December 1927 in the village of Tovuz in the Tavush Province of Soviet Armenia.[2]

Harutyunyan studied and graduated from the Armenian Agricultural Institute (now known as Armenian National Agrarian University) in 1953.[2] From 1956 to 1978, Harutyunyan worked at the National Academy of Sciences under its botany department.[2] Meanwhile, in 1971, he became a member of the Union of Journalists of Armenia.[3] In 1990, he founded the Yerevan "Haybusak" Institute (now Yerevan "2Haybusak" University) upon which he became leading rector.[3] Thereafter, in 1994, he became the president of the scientific-educational association "Harutyun".[3] In 1995, Harutyunyan became the head chairman of Biology and Biology Teaching Methods at the Yerevan State Pedagogical University. In 2006, he was nominated as the President of International Academy of Education. He was the head of the department of science within the academy.[3]

"I've done what I could. Let others do even more so."

 —Levon Harutyunyan[4]

Harutyunyan authored more than 400 research papers, about 400 essays, non-scientific journal articles, over 50 monographs, handbooks, method manuals and dictionaries.[3] His notable publications (via Haybusak University Press) include Phytotherapy, Entertaining Botany, A Journey to the Hiding Places of Nature, The Nature of Armenia and Ways of its Preservation and Enrichment, and The Gardener's Encyclopaedia. He was involved with the landscaping of Yerevan and has authored several books on landscape preservation.[2]

Family

Levon Harutyunyan and his wife Silva Aslikian had two daughters (Anahit,Anna) and one son (Suren).[5]

Awards and titles

Among some of Harutyunyan's awards and titles include:[3]

• 2007 – Member of International Informatization Academy (www.iia.ca)
• 2003 – Anania Shirakatsi Gold Medal awarded by the President of RA
• 2002 – Member of International Pedagogical Academy
• 1983 – Award by State TV and Radio Emissions Committee. Award by the Republican Nature Preservation Council
• 1983 – Title of Professor
• 1971 – Member of the Union of Journalists of Armenia
• 1970 – Doctor of Biology thesis defense
• 1961 – PhD thesis defense

Publications

Some of his publications include:

• "Hayastani Dendrofloran". Yerevan. 1985. Luis hratarakchutyun (in Armenian)
• "Partizagortsi hanragitaran". Nahapet hrat. Haybusak hratarak. Yerevan 2005 (in Armenian)
• "Arcaxi Floran". Yerevan, 2007, Nahapet hrat (in Armenian)

References

1. Երևանի «Հայբուսակ» համալասարան (in Armenian). ArmUniversity.
2. "Levon Harutyunyan". Armenian Concise Encyclopedia (in Armenian). 1: 320. 2003.
3. Մեր հիմնադիրը. International Academy of Education (in Armenian). Archived from the original on 2015-02-01.
4. 'ՙԵՍ ԱՐԵՑԻ, ԻՆՉ ԿԱՐՈՂ ԷԻ, ԹՈՂ ՈՒՐԻՇՆԵՐՆ ԱՎԵԼԻՆ ԱՆԵՆ...՚' (in Armenian). Iravunk. 14 December 2014.
5. Մելքոնյան, Արմենուհի (2011). Մի կյանքի պատմություն. 20-ամյա «Հայբուսակ»-ի հիմնադիր Լեւոն Հարությունյանի գործերի ցուցահանդեսը (in Armenian). Լուսանցք.