Gazakh Teachers' Seminary

The Gazakh Teachers Seminary (Azerbaijani: Qazax müəllimlər seminariyası) is a teachers seminary that functioned from 1918 to 1959[1] in the Azerbaijani city of Gazakh.[2][3] It was created on the initiative of the Azerbaijani enlightener Firudin-bek Kocharli[4] and Husein Efendi Gaibov.[5]

Gazakh Teachers' Seminary
Qazax müəllimlər seminariyası
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LanguageAzerbaijani, Russian
CampusUrban

History edit

In 1895, a graduate of the Transcaucasian Teachers Seminary, and the teacher of the Erivan Gymnasium, Firudin-bek Kocharli, was appointed as teacher at the Transcaucasian Teachers Seminary in Gori, where from 1910[6] he became the head of the Azerbaijani branch.[7]

In early May 1918, the population of the city of Gazakh and the representatives of some rural communities of the Gazakh district filed a petition towards the educational district for the transfer of the Azerbaijani branch of the Transcaucasian Seminary from Gori to the city of Gazakh. The government has resolved this issue positively.[8] In the same year, the Azerbaijani branch of the Transcaucasian Teachers Seminary was relocated to the city of Gazakh.[4] Firudin-bek Kocharli was appointed the director of the Gazakh Teachers Seminary.[8] The teaching staff of the seminary was recruited among the former graduates of the Gori Seminary.[7]

In creating his own teachers seminary in Azerbaijan, Kocharli saw an opportunity to enroll a much larger number of children in education. Considering that time conditions of the transportation development of vehicles, not every family dared to let their son to go to Gori.[9]

Nowadays, the building of the seminary hosts the secondary school No. 4 of the city of Gazakh.

Famous teachers edit

  • Firidun bey Kocharli - a graduate of the Transcaucasian Teachers Seminary (1885), the first director of the seminary. Along with acting as director of the seminary, he taught a course in pedagogy, the Azerbaijani language and literature.[7]
  • Mirza Mehdi Velizadeh - a graduate of the Transcaucasian Teachers Seminary (1890s), since 1 September 1919 - primary school teacher in the seminary.
  • Alai-bek Shikhlinsky - a graduate of the Transcaucasian Teachers Seminary (1902), until 1924 taught mathematics at the seminary.
  • Akhmed-Agha Gulmamedov - a graduate of the Transcaucasian Teachers Seminary (1902), taught at the seminary in 1918-1920 and in 1923-1927.
  • Ali Huseynov is the father of Mehdi Husein, the Peoples Writer of Azerbaijan. Seminary director since 1920.

Famous graduates edit

  • Samed Vurgun - Peoples Poet of Azerbaijan. Graduated from the Seminary in 1924.
  • Mehdihan Vekilov - Writer and teacher, Honoured Scientist of Azerbaijan, Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR, brother of Samed Vurgun. Graduated from the Seminary in 1924.
  • Osman Saryveli - Peoples Poet of Azerbaijan. Graduated from the Seminary in 1926.
  • Ismayil Shykhly - Peoples Writer of Azerbaijan, Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR. Graduated from the Seminary in 1936.
  • Mehdi Huseyn - Peoples Writer of Azerbaijan.
  • Seyfulla Shamilov - writer, publicist and interpreter, Chairman of the Writers Council of Azerbaijan.

Gallery edit

References edit

  1. ^ Misir Mardanov (December 14, 2018). "İlk milli seminariya: Qazax Müəllimlər Seminariyası – III hissə" (in Azerbaijani). imm.az. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  2. ^ Faig Nasibov (2010). "Gazakh Teachers' Seminary" (in Azerbaijani). qazax.net. Archived from the original on July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Elchin Galiboghlu (October 7, 2009). "Qazax Müəllimlər Seminariyası: milli təhsilimizin başlanğıc dövrü" (in Azerbaijani). anl.az. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  4. ^ a b А. Атакишиев, Р. Сулейманов, С. Керимов (1990). Развитие среднего специального образования в Азербайджане. Baku: Maarif. p. 14.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Askar Guliyev (November 9, 2018). "Qazax Müəllimlər Seminariyasının yaranması tarixindən" (in Azerbaijani). muallim.edu.az. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  6. ^ Rahim bey Vakilov (1998). Azərbaycan Cümhuriyyətinin yaranma tarixi / History of the establishment of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Baku: Elm. p. 29. ISBN 5-8066-0889-1.
  7. ^ a b c А. Ю. Сеидов. (1964). Педагогические взгляды Ф. А. Кочарлинского. Moscow: Советская педагогика : журнал. p. 105.
  8. ^ a b Известия Академии наук Азербайджанской ССР. — Баку: Издательство Академии наук Азербайджанской ССР, 1990. — С. 29. (1990). Известия Академии наук Азербайджанской ССР. Baku: Издательство Академии наук Азербайджанской ССР. p. 29.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Галина Микеладзе (June 9, 2008). "Фиридунбек Кочарли: народный учитель и замечательный литературовед" (in Russian). azeri.ru. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2021.