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 The American University of Armenia (AUA) ( hy, Հայաստանի ամերիկյան համալսարան, ՀԱՀ; ''Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran'', ''HAH'') is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Wes ...

. Samuelian has taught at the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

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 Western Armenian ( Classical spelling: , ) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. It is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, as opposed to Eastern Armenian, which is mainly based ...

, 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 David of Sassoun ( hy, Սասունցի Դավիթ ''Sasuntsi Davit also spelled David of Sasun'') is the main hero of Armenia's national epic ''Daredevils of Sassoun'', who drove Arab invaders out of Armenia. Background The ''Daredevils of S ...

, and a complete translation of St.

Gregory of Narek Grigor Narekatsi ( hy, Գրիգոր Նարեկացի; anglicized: Gregory of Narek) ( – 1003/1011) was an Armenian mystical and lyrical poet, monk, and theologian. He is venerated as a saint in the Armenian Apostolic and Catholic Churches an ...

'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) * 2005 - ''The Armenian Prayer Book of St.

'', * Yeznik, ''Refutation of the Sects''Yeznik, Refutation of the Sects
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References

External links

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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