November 28, 2009 - 16:16 AMT
New Vasyl Tairov square to appear in Odessa
New Vasyl Tairov square will be unveiled in Odessa timed to 150th anniversary of the Viticulture and Winemaking Institute's founder Vasil Tairov in Odessa. His name will be given to the Agrarnaya street and the square at the intersection of Williams and Koroleva streets, Analtika.at.ua reported.

Special memorial sign dedicated to the compatriot will be set up by the local Armenian community.

Tairov Vasyl Egorovich (Georgievich) was born in 1859 in Gharakilisa (now Vanadzor). He was educated in Tiflis Real School and in Peter's Agriculture and Forestry Academy, where he completed the course in 1884. Tairov was a corresponding member of scientific committee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Horticulture Society of Imperial Russia, "Societe Regionale de viticulture de Lyon", etc.