Banzarov Dorzhi is a famous scientist from Buryatia. It is considered the first representative of this nationality to have received higher education on an advanced Western model. This happened back in the 19th century. The most popular and popular were his works and studies on Mongolian studies.
Biography of a scientist
Banzarov Dorzhi was born in Kutetuyevsky ulus, which is located in the Transbaikal region. Today it is the Dzhizhinsky district on the territory of the Republic of Buryatia. The future thinker was born in 1822.
By origin Banzarov Dorzhi was a Buryat-Cossack. His father's name was Banzar Borkhonov, he was considered a retired Pentecostal, who at one time faithfully and faithfully served in the Ashibagat Cossack Regiment. The biography and family of Dorzhi Banzarov were well studied by modern researchers of his work. In addition to him, the family had four more brothers, whose names were Badma, Locon, Kharagshan and Dzonduy. But the hero of our article himself did not start a family.
At the age of 11, Banzarov Dorji already became a graduate of the Atamano-Nikolaevsky school. Then, over the course of two years, he received a deeper education in the Russian-Mongol military school, in which his father took him. She was in Toritskosavsk. After its completion, the hero of our article received a direction to study at the men's gymnasium in Kazan. At the very beginning of 1836 he was enrolled in first grade.
Six years later, Banzarov graduated with a gold medal, he was also given the right to enter the university - so highly the teachers and the leadership of the gymnasium praised his academic achievements.
Studying at the University
Banzarov Dorji is the first Buryat to officially graduate from a classical university. Since 1842 he was a student of Kazan University. The hero of our article chose the faculty of philosophy, which had an oriental direction.
He graduated from the university in 1846. In a higher educational institution, Banzarov studied many Oriental languages, including Manchu, Mongolian, Turkish, Kalmyk and even Sanskrit. At the same time he proved himself to be a real polyglot, because he was fluent in German, French, English and Latin.
The scientist Dorji Banzarov became one of the most talented students of Osip Kovalevsky himself, who is still considered the founder of scientific Mongolian studies. Banzarov defended the dissertation precisely in the Tatar-Mongolian literature.
First works
In the biography of Dorzhi Banzarov, an important place is occupied by his scientific works. One of the very first is the work "Black Faith, or Shamanism among the Mongols." This study was published in 1846 in a publication called "Scientific notes of Kazan University."
After a series of articles on the subject of Mongolian studies, Banzarov went deeper into scientific research. He went to the Asian Museum of St. Petersburg, where he worked until 1849. At this time, he published another of his famous work, which became popular, entitled "Payjie, or Metal Plates with the Orders of the Mongol Khans."
At the same time, another important event took place in his career. Banzarov was accepted as corresponding member of the imperial Russian archaeological society. This achievement was another confirmation of his successes achieved in the scientific field.
Return to Kazan
In 1848, Banzarov left for Kazan, where he had once graduated from the university. Then he enters the service in the office of the Kazan province in order to master the workflow.
He spent less than two years in Kazan. His next duty station was Irkutsk. He was sent to this city in the status of an official on special assignments, who was directly subordinate to the Governor General of Eastern Siberia. At the time of his appointment, this post was held by Nikolai Nikolaevich Muravyov-Amursky.
By official necessity, he lived in different cities, in particular in Chita and Kyakhta. In Verkhneudinsk, out of necessity, he had to deal with investigative cases, which have accumulated a lot in recent years. Document flow in these places was poor, and there were simply not enough highly qualified specialists, to which Banzarov belonged.
New Publications
Living in Siberia, the hero of our article published another of his important work. This study is entitled "Explanation of the Mongolian inscription on the monument to Prince Isunka, the nephew of Genghis Khan." It was completed in 1851. Banzarov devoted it to numerous interpretations of the inscription left on the so-called Genghis stone.
In 1851, the hero of our article was also elected a corresponding member of the Siberian department of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society. For several years he carefully and scrupulously carried out the assignments of this organization.
Banzarov died very young. This happened in 1855 in Irkutsk. He was only 33 years old.
