Charles Dowsett | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 January 1924 United Kingdom |
| Died | 8 January 1998 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Charles Downing |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, writer |
Charles James Frank Dowsett (2 January 1924 – 8 January 1998) was the first Calouste Gulbenkian Professor of Armenian at the University of Oxford from 1965 to 1991.[1] A teacher and raconteur, he had a large range of interests and culminated in his work on the poet Sayat Nova based on research on the Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium in 1996.
Under the pseudonym Charles Downing he also published several works for children.
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