Samvel Gevorgyan

Born in Yerevan. He studied at the Hovh. Tumanyan School. From childhood he loved Armenian folk song and music, and he played in the school folk instruments ensemble. He continued his education at the Faculty of Geology of Yerevan State University, from which he graduated in 1948. As a student he led ensembles at the Tumanyan School and at Yerevan State University. He worked in his profession in Sisian, after which in 1951 he moved to Meghri and headed the geological expedition; in 1968 he became head of a department at the Yerevan Geological Administration. Samvel Gevorgyan received a number of government awards and the honorary title of Honored Geologist. S. Gevorgyan is the author of about a hundred songs. He died in Yerevan.