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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 has served as Dean of the LLM program and 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 at
Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (Harvard Law or HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States. Each class ...
. He is a founder of the Arak-29 Foundation and frequently contributes translations and content to the site. He is the author of a Course in Modern Western Armenian, a translation/retelling of
Yeznik of Kolb Eznik of Kolb ( hy, Եզնիկ Կողբացի, translit=Yeznik Koghbatsi), was an Armenian Christian writer of the 5th century. Biography Eznik was born in Koghb (modern-day Tuzluca, Turkey), located in a tributary valley of the Chorokh in ...
, 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, * 1989 - A Course in Modern Western Armenian: Exercises and Commentary, * 1993 - Armenian Dictionary in Transliteration: Western Pronunciation : Armenian-English English-Armenian


Translations

* 1999 - ''David of Sassoun'' (author
Hovhannes Toumanian Hovhannes Tumanyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Թումանյան, classical spelling: Յովհաննէս Թումանեան,  – March 23, 1923) was an Armenian poet, writer, translator, and literary and public activist. He is the nationa ...
) * 2005 - ''The Armenian Prayer Book of St. Gregory of Narek'', * Yeznik, ''Refutation of the Sects''Yeznik, Refutation of the Sects
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AUA College of Humanities & Social Sciences BiographyArak-29 FoundationArlex InternationalThe English translation of St. Gregory of Narek’s Book of Prayers: Speaking with God from the Depths of the Heart
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