Artine Artinian, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Artine Artinian

French literature scholar of Armenian descent

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1907

Place of Birth: Pazardzhik, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria

Date of Death: 19-Nov-2005

Profession: translator, university teacher, romanist, art collector

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Artine Artinian (December 8, 1907 – November 19, 2005) was a distinguished French literature scholar of Armenian descent, notable for his valuable collection of French literary manuscripts and artwork.
He was immortalized as a fictional character by his Bard colleague Mary McCarthy in the novel The Groves of Academe (1952) and by his friend Gore Vidal in the play The Best Man (1960).