Vardan Areveltsi
Vardan Areveltsi (Armenian: Վարդան Արևելցի; Vardan the Easterner, c. 1198 – 1271 AD) was a medieval Armenian historian, geographer, philosopher and translator. In addition to establishing numerous schools and monasteries, he also left behind a rich contribution to Armenian literature. He is known for writing the Historical Compilation (Havak'umn Patmuc'yan), one of the first ever attempts to write a history of the world by an Armenian historian.
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