Rouben Paul Adalian is the Director of the

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and a professor at the

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and at

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Career

Adalian received his PhD in history from the

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in 1987; his dissertation focused on

Nicholas Adontz Nicholas Adontz (, ''Nikoghayos Adonts’'', also spelled Adonts; ; January 10, 1871 – January 27, 1942) was an Armenian historian, specialist of Byzantine and Armenian studies, and philologist. Yuzbashyan, Karen. s.v. Adonts', Nikoghayos ...

. He is the author of many scientific works and articles, including ''Historical Dictionary of Armenia'' and ''From Humanism to Rationalism: Armenian Scholarship in the Nineteenth Century'', where Adalian "has provided a useful overview of an important topic which has not received its just attention in the English language". He is the editor of ''Armenia and Karabagh Factbook'',Rouben Paul Adalian, Abril Books
/ref> and associate editor of award-winning ''Encyclopedia of Genocide''.

References

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