The scholar of Azerbaijan, department head of ANAS Institute of Folklore, Doctor of Philology, Professor Israfil Abbasli died at the age of 75, SIA reports citing the official website for the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.
Abbasli Israfil was born in 1938 in Yerevan, had graduated from history and philology faculty of Yerevan State Pedagogical Institute in 1960. In 1961 he began working as a laboratory assistant at the Institute of Literature named after Nizami, was department head at the same institute since 1987 and at the Institute of Folklore since 2003. In 1988-1991 was elected a member of Folklore Council attached to Literature and Language Section of USSR Academy of Sciences, represented Azerbaijan at conferences and meetings devoted to folklore problems.
He participated in the preparation of a number of fundamental issues, was one of the authors of the articles published in 10 volumed Azerbaijan Soviet Encyclopedia, also was the collector, compiler, author of preface and notes, editor-in-chief of the "Classic Literature Library of Azerbaijan", "Pearls of Azerbaijani literature", "The world children's literature", "Anthology of the Azerbaijani folklore" multivolumes. He was deputy editor of the first volume of "History of Azerbaijani Literature" six-volumed edition, and the author of a number of essays published in the volume.
I.Abbasli was a member of Dissertation Councils and Sceintific Councils at the Institutes of Literature and Folklore, as well as a member of the editorial board of a number of publications ("Dede Gorgud", "Folklore and Ethnography" collections, "The first editions of Azerbaijan folklore" series, "The folklore of Azerbaijan" complete, "Scientific researches" journal and etc.) since 1987.
He was one of the editors of the two-volumed "Encyclopedia of Dede Gorgud" and "Azerbaijan - State book" prestigious publications, the collector, designer, author and editor of preface, notes of 12 books in multivolumes published by the order of the President of AR dated January 12, 2004 "On the implementation of mass publications with latin script in Azerbaijan language".
In 1986, he defended his doctoral dissertation and became professor in 1998.
He is the author of nearly 50 collection, compilation and publications, 3 monographs and more than 150 scientific articles.
The scholar had delivered lectures on mythology and folklore at a number of various universities, was a chief of State Examination Commission in Nakhchivan Pedagogical Institute, formerly Stepanakert Pedagogical Institute, Azerbaijan State Pedagogical Institute and University of Caucasus.
For his contributions on development of Azerbaijani science I.Abbasli was awarded with "Taraggi" medal by the order of the President of AR dated December 14, 2005, and with honorary decrees of ANAS Presidium, Republic Copyright Agency.
I.Abbaslı also had worked as a member of the expert commission on philology at the Supreme Attestation Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The memory of the scientist who had dedicated his life to collection, publication and research of folklore will live forever in our hearts.
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