PHILOSOPHER

Vazgen I

1908 - 1994

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Vazgen I also Vazken I of Bucharest (Armenian: Վազգէն Ա Բուխարեստցի), born Levon Garabed Baljian (Լևոն Կարապետ Աբրահամի Պալճյան; September 20, 1908 – August 18, 1994) was the Catholicos of All Armenians between 1955 and 1994, for a total of 39 years, the 4th longest reign in the history of the Armenian Apostolic Church. A native of Romania, he began his career as a philosopher, before becoming a Doctor of Theology and a member of the local Armenian clergy. The leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church hierarchy in Romania, he became Catholicos in 1955, moving to Soviet Armenia. Vazgen I led the Armenian Church during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and was the first Catholicos in newly independent Armenia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vazgen I is the 819th most popular philosopher (down from 728th in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Romania (down from 142nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Romanian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Vazgen I ranks 819 out of 1,267. Before him are Vincenzo Gioberti, Volin, Vladimir Jankélévitch, Florian Znaniecki, Bernard Williams, and Gilbert de la Porrée. After him are Karel Kosík, Paul de Lagarde, Francisco Sanches, Hecataeus of Abdera, George of Trebizond, and Moshe Chaim Luzzatto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Vazgen I ranks 135. Before him are Ivan Yefremov, Yevgeny Vuchetich, Bo Yibo, Krystyna Skarbek, Jack Williamson, and David Marshall. After him are Françoise Dolto, Juan López Fontana, Jacques Massu, Johanna Budwig, Petro Shelest, and Mel Blanc. Among people deceased in 1994, Vazgen I ranks 136. Before him are Lindsay Anderson, Zein Al-Sharaf Talal, Enrique Líster, Giovanni Goria, Alexander Shelepin, and Dean Rusk. After him are Elissa Aalto, Stuart Roosa, Russell Bufalino, Mai Zetterling, Ivan Sidorenko, and Jean Carmet.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Vazgen I ranks 189 out of 844. Before him are Ion C. Brătianu (1821), Iuliu Hossu (1885), Cristian Chivu (1980), Angela Gheorghiu (1965), Ignaz von Born (1742), and Joseph M. Juran (1904). After him are Vasile Alecsandri (1821), Constantin Dăscălescu (1923), Olha Kobylianska (1863), Lucian Blaga (1895), Ecaterina Oancia (1954), and Patriarch Daniel of Romania (1951).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Romania

Among philosophers born in Romania, Vazgen I ranks 5. Before him are Emil Cioran (1911), Péter Pázmány (1570), Georges Politzer (1903), and Lucien Goldmann (1913). After him are Lucian Blaga (1895), and Ferenc Dávid (1510).

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