Albert Nalchajyan

After leaving the secondary school, Albert Nalchajyan enters the mechanico–mathematic faculty of the Yerevan State University, best however, shows greater and greater interest to the humanitarian sciences. After graduating from the University, for a period of 2 years he works as an engineer, but in 1964 he enters the post – graduate studentship on psychology of the Yerevan State Pedagogical University after Kh. Abovian and all his further life connects with psychology. From 1968 to 1981, he worked in the Institute of Foreign Languages after the name of V. Brussov (Yerevan) as a lecturer of psychology, then as assistant professor and as a Head of the Department of Psychology. From 1974 to 1976 he was the President of the Armenian Psychological Society. From 1981 to 1996 A. Nalchajyan worked in the Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Academy of Sciences of Armenia as the Head of the Department of Psychology. From 1996 to 1997 was the Fellow of Fulbright in the Fordham University (New York, USA). After returning to Armenia he founded a Research Center of Psychology and at present is the Head of this Center.

Albert Nalchajyan (born August 22, 1939 in Gyumri (Leninakan), Armenia) is an Armenian psychologist. Spheres of his scientific interests include Psychology, Ethnology and Philosophy.

Albert Nalchajyan was born on August 22, 1939, in Leninakan (now Gyumri), as a second child of the family. His father Aghabek S. Nalchajyan was a teacher of Russian Language and Geography, his mother Arusyak H. Nalchajyan got a secondary education, she mainly engaged herself in the education of her children.