Background
KRYMSKIY, Agafangel was born on January 15, 1871 in Vladimir-Volynsk (Wlodzimierz). Son of a teacher.
philologist and orientalist Ukrainian historian
KRYMSKIY, Agafangel was born on January 15, 1871 in Vladimir-Volynsk (Wlodzimierz). Son of a teacher.
1892 graduate Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, Moscow. 1896 graduate Faculty of History and Philology, Moscow University.
1896-1898 did research in Syria and Lebanon. 1898-1918 professor, Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages. 1918-1928 member, from 1928 life-secr, Ukraine Academy of Sciences.
Wrote major works on the history and lit of the Arab countries, Iran, Turkey, Abyssinia, as well as historical studies of the Ukraine, Azer and Tadzhikistan Also wrote philological studies, translations, novels, short stories and verse.
Every religion forces people to rely on outside authority, thus depriving them to become self-sufficient.
The role of the individual as a member of a collective is more important than the individual.
Member, Ukraine Academy of Sciences from 1918.