Greek Archeologist Dr. Victor Sarigiannidi Passes Away باستانشناس مشهور یونانی دکتر ویکتور ساریانیدی در گذشت

Archeologist Dr.V._Sarigiannidi

Greek Reporter: Eminent archeologist of Pontian-Greek origin Victor Sarigiannidis passed away early Monday morning in Moscow at the age of 84. Sarigiannidis was  known for discovering a slew of Ancient Greek cities, temples and ruins.

He was born on September 23, 1929 in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) to Greek parents. In 1952, he graduated from the State University of Central Asia (Tashkent) and in 1961, he received a Master of Archaeology and Middle Eastern Studies from the Institute of Archaeology in Moscow. In 1975, he was named Doctor of Historical Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Since 1955, he had been working at the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow).