Mesrovb Jacob Seth

Mesrovb Jacob Seth

Mesrovb Jacob Seth (born 15 March 1871 in Julfa - died 31 October 1939 in Calcutta) is 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 antiqarian 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 life long 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]:

• History of the Armenians in India 1895
• Armenians in India from the Earliest Times to the Present Day 1937
• The Republic of Armenia
• Armenians at Agra and Gwalior
• Agah Catchick Arrakiel a Loyal and an Eminent Armenian Merchant of Calcutta in the Second Half of the 18th Century
• Khojah Petrus
• Hindoos in Armenia
• Gritch Voskegritch Matenagrin
• Madras, the Birthplace of Armenian Journalism
• Armenians and the East India Company

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

External links

• Armenian Churches in India (official Church website)
• Armenians in India genealogy and historical website

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Name	Seth, Mesrovb Jacob
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Date of birth	15 March 1871
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Date of death	31 October 1939
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