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Rafayel Israyelian

Rafael Israelyan, Armenian architect and educator, designed the Sardarapat Memorial and St. Vartan Cathedral (died 1973)

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Born
September 17, 1908
Died
September 8, 1973
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1908

About Rafayel Israyelian

Rafael Israelyan, Armenian architect and educator, designed the Sardarapat Memorial and St. Vartan Cathedral (died 1973) Israyelian then worked at the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute first as a lab technician, then as an assistant, and after 1947, as an associate professor. In 1947, at the conference of young architects held in Moscow, Israyelian's works won the first prize. Israyelian created two memorials dedicated to the victims of the Armenian genocide, when its 50th anniversary was commemorated in 1965.

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Rafayel Israyelian timeline

  1. Israyelian then worked at the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute first as a lab technician, then as an assistant, and after 1947, as an associate professor.
  2. In 1947, at the conference of young architects held in Moscow, Israyelian's works won the first prize.
  3. Israyelian created two memorials dedicated to the victims of the Armenian genocide, when its 50th anniversary was commemorated in 1965.

The world when Rafayel Israyelian was born

Rafayel Israyelian was born in 1908. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1908

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
  • Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
  • Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
  • Defining fadAutomobile craze
  • World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Rafayel Israyelian's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19082026
Population87.4M341 million

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