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The textbook Azerbaijani Language for Foreigners, written by
Hamlet Isaxanli with two co-authors, is based on a
communicative approach and is a handbook to which
foreigners and teachers can refer.
Hamlet Isaxanli is among the most influential scholars,
educators, writers and public speakers in the fields of
education, education policy, and history and philosophy of
education. His books On Education System in Transition
Economy. A View From Azerbaijan, What is Happening in the
System of Higher Education in the Modern World and How Could
the “State Program on Reforms in the System of Higher Education of
Azerbaijan Republic in 2008 – 2012” Be Good?, as well as
numerous articles, reports, and interviews have always been
the center of attention of experts, policymakers and the general
public.
Hamlet Isaxanli, who has a vast array of interests, also
discusses in his writings the issues of poetry and philosophy,
international relations, history, journalism and many other
areas.
Hamlet Isaxanli, who has shown great enthusiasm and spends
the utmost energy in research and development works, is also
well-known and respected in Azerbaijan and far from its
borders as a brilliant poet. His poems have been translated into
Russian, English, Chinese, Georgian, Persian, and Estonian.
His poetry books published in Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran and
Georgia won the hearts of people, and his books are currently
being prepared for publication in China and Turkey. In
addition, he himself prepares translations of poetry from
English, Russian and French into Azerbaijani, particularly
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second doctoral (leading to D.S. - Doctor of Science degree)
dissertation “On Problems of Multiparameter Spectral Theory”
at the V.I. Steklov Institute of Mathematics, Moscow, and
received the degree of Doctor of Physical-Mathematical
Sciences; later on he was awarded the title of Professor by the
Soviet Higher Attestation Committee.
Hamlet Isayev became widely recognized and earned the
reputation of a scholar with a high research capacity and deep
and broad mathematical knowledge. He did outstanding
research in various areas of mathematics and applied sciences
such as non-self-adjoint operator theory, multiparameter
spectral theory, theory of joint spectra, differential equations,
numerical ranges, and mathematical economic models. He is
considered to be one of the founders of the modern
Multiparameter Spectral Theory. He was the first Soviet
mathematician to carry out scientific research in this significant
field of study, which has its origin in mathematical physics.
Hamlet Isayev was not only a representative of the famous
Moscow Mathematical School, but he also benefited from
achievements in the scientific schools of the United States,
United Kingdom, Germany and Canada. During the times of
the Soviet “Iron Curtain,” despite the difficulties, he explored
the West from a distance and as a visiting professor. Scientific
research centers, academies and universities in Europe,
America and Asia continuously invited him to their
institutions to deliver lectures, undertake joint research, and
speak in international conferences. In his turn, he invited
foreign scholars to Moscow and Baku for guest lectures and for
further development of cooperative relations. Even in those
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Soviet times, he had already managed to establish an
international academic network.
His achievements in the field of mathematics were highly
praised by prominent mathematicians, particularly by members
of the Soviet Academy of Sciences such as N. N. Bogolyubov, V.
S. Vladimirov and S. M. Nikolskiy, Lenin Prize winners B. M.
Levitan and V. B. Lidskiy, well-known mathematicians A. G.
Kostyuchenko, A. A. Dezin, and V. A. Sadovnichiy (current
rector of Lomonosov Moscow State University), professor F.
Atkinson (Toronto University), professor P. J. Browne
(University of Calgary), and other scholars.
His research works were included in “The List of Best
Scientific Works of the Year” by the Presidium (an executive
committee) of the Soviet Academy of Sciences.
Research in Humanities
and Social Studies.
Creative Writing. Poetry
Hamlet Isaxanli is a scholar who has carried out research and
produced significant results in various fields of sciences and
arts; his research interests have broad horizons outside of
mathematics as well. Overall, he has written hundreds of
articles, monographs, and textbooks in the history of science,
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education and culture; education policy; theory and history of
translation; language and literature; and many other areas.
The book In Search of Khazar written by Hamlet Isaxanli has
become very popular in Azerbaijan and within the
international community. His interesting style of storytelling,
combined with original descriptions of the political, cultural,
personal and psychological situations related to the process of
establishing of a new higher education institution, as well as
well-documented analyses of events and of the time, make this
book valuable. “The realities of events associated with the
establishment and development of Khazar University have left
indelible traces in my memory. I intend to pass these events to
you in their entirety and in all sincerity,” says the author in the
introductory note to the book.
His research and writings on translation problems, on language
policy, and on lexicography are worthy of esteem. “Translating
Poetry and Cross-cultural Communication: In Search of Beauty
and Harmony Within Limited Borders” is his large article (most
likely, a version of a prepared book) devoted to the history and
analyses of East-West communications through the translation
highway, to translations from and into Azerbaijani, and to
problems of translating poetry, is “irreplaceable; is for constant
reference” according to one expert viewpoint.
Hamlet Isaxanli is co-editor and co-author of the “Khazar
English-Azerbaijani Comprehensive Dictionary” in six
volumes. The work has been completed for the most part; its
first three volumes have already been published. This
dictionary is, without a doubt, one of the most monumental
achievements of the Azerbaijani academic culture.
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