Thomas J. Samuelian
American scholar
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| Intro | American scholar | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Linguist Jurist | |
| Work field | Law Literature Social science | |
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| Birth | 10 April 1956 | |
| Age | 68 years |
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Biography
Thomas J. Samuelian is an American-Armenian linguist and author of a number of books and articles in the field of Armenian language, literature, and history. He is currently Dean of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences, American University of Armenia.
Samuelian has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University and St. Nersess Seminary. He has a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania. He studied in Harvard university alongside the current president of the US, B. Obama. He is Chairman of the Board of the Arak-29 Foundation. He is the author of a Course in Modern Western Armenian, a translation/retelling of Yeznik of Kolb, a verse translation of the Armenian epic David of Sasun, and a complete translation of St.Gregory of Narek's Book of Lamentations .
Works
- 1989 - Course in Modern Western Armenian: Dictionary and Linguistic Notes, ISBN 0961793325
- 1989 - A Course in Modern Western Armenian: Exercises and Commentary, ISBN 0961793317
- 1993 - Armenian Dictionary in Transliteration: Western Pronunciation : Armenian-English English-Armenian
Translations
- 1999 - David of Sassoun (author Hovhannes Toumanian)
- 2005 - The Armenian Prayer Book of St. Gregory of Narek, ISBN 9993085340
- Yeznik, Refutation of the Sects