Education
Ruben Orbeli completed his secondary education at a classical gymnasium in Tiflis. In 1903, after graduated the university Ruben Orbeli stayed there to be a professor of jurisprudence.
Ruben Orbeli completed his secondary education at a classical gymnasium in Tiflis. In 1903, after graduated the university Ruben Orbeli stayed there to be a professor of jurisprudence.
He was the elder brother of Joseph and Leon Orbeli, and Rusadan Orbeli"s father. Born into a medieval noble family in Nakhchivan, Russian Empire in 1880. Some time later he went to study at South.Petersburg University.
During this period he was sent to Germany for improvement his knowledge.
In 1906 Ruben Orbeli became a laws magistr of Saint St. Petersburg State University"s and a laws doctor of Jene University"s, also he was author and editor a series of articles in newspaper of Russian treasury department from this moment. After that he returned to Saint St. Petersburg State University and worked in branch of Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Science Academy.
In 1934 on Aleksey Krylov recommendation Ruben Orbeli was invited into the EPRON, while he took up a post of consultant and historian. From this time Armenian scientist was studying archaeological underwater monuments.
Beginning from 1937 to 1939 he organized a series of underwater archeology expeditions to the Black Sea and other water basins.
The during his science activities professor Orbeli created a method of keeping monuments that were risen out of water. He also introduced the term of underwater archaeology in science
Ruben Orbeli died on 9 May 1943. He was buried in an Armenian cemetery in Moscow.
From 1904 to 1906 Orbeli worked at society of magistrates and then he was elected a member of Saint St. Petersburg State University"s juristic society.