▁also ▁studied ▁ ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁home ▁he ▁helped ▁in ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁sculpt ure ▁at ▁the ▁school ▁of ▁fine ▁arts ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁teacher ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁when ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁founded . ▁He ▁began ▁teaching ▁sculpt ure ▁in ▁the ▁a cademy ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁professor ▁of ▁sculpt ure ▁in ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁He ▁along ▁with ▁Os man ▁Ham di ▁Bey ▁conducted ▁the ▁first ▁scientific ▁based ▁arch ae ological ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁His ▁ar che ological ▁research ▁included ▁the ▁Comm ag ene ▁tomb - san ctu ary ▁in ▁Nem rut ▁Da ğ ı ▁in ▁sout he astern ▁An atol ia ▁and ▁the ▁Alexander ▁S arc oph ag us ▁in ▁Sid on . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁chief ▁rest orer ▁of ▁the ▁S arc oph ag us . ▁Y erv ant ▁V os kan ▁eventually ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁a cademy ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁and ▁died ▁only ▁ 6 ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 4 ▁death s ▁Category : P ain ters ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁Category : Ar men ian ▁pain ters ▁Category : Ar men ian ▁sculpt ors ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ist an bul ▁Category : Ar men ians ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁Category : 1 9 th - century