Rahul Sharma (Editor)

Armenian studies

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit

Armenian studies or Armenology (Armenian: հայագիտություն, [hɑjɑɡituˈtsʰjun]) is a field of Humanities covering Armenian history, language and culture. The emergence of modern Armenian studies is associated with the foundation of the Catholic Mechitarist order in the early 18th century. Until the early 20th century, Armenian studies were largely conducted by individual scholars in the Armenian communities of the Russian Empire (Moscow, Saint Petersburg, New Nakhichevan, Tiflis), Europe (Venice, Vienna, Paris, London, Berlin, Leipzig), Constantinople and Vagharshapat in Armenia. After the establishment of Soviet rule, Armenian studies, and sciences in general, were institutionalized in Armenia and put under direct control of the Academy of Sciences. Today, numerous publications, research centers specializing in Armenian studies exist in many parts of the world.

Contents

Early scholars

  • Maturin Veyssière La Croze (1661–1739), historian and orientalist
  • Lord Byron (1788–1824), English poet
  • Marie-Félicité Brosset (1802–1880), French orientalist
  • Johann Heinrich Hübschmann (1848–1908), German philologist
  • Victor Langlois (1829-1869), French historian
  • Arthur Leist (1852–1927), German writer, journalist and translator
  • Mkhitar Sebastatsi (1676–1749), the founder of Mechitarist Congregation
  • Mikayel Chamchian (1738–1823), Mechitarist monk and historian
  • Ghevont Alishan (1820–1901), Mechitarist historian

    • Modern scholars

  • Manouk Abeghian (1865–1944), scholar of literature and folklore
  • Hrachia Adjarian (1876–1953), linguist, etymologist, philologist
  • Nicholas Adontz (1871–1942), historian
  • Arakel Babakhanian (pen-name Leo) (1860–1932), historian
  • Karapet Basmadjian (1864-1942) historian
  • Robert Pierpont Blake (1886–1950)
  • Ashkharbek Kalantar (1884–1942), archaeologist
  • Toros Toramanian (1864-1934), architectural historian
  • Vahan Kurkjian (1863–1961), historian
  • Sirarpie Der-Nersessian (1896–1989), art historian
  • Joseph Orbeli (1887–1961), Orientalist
  • Josef Markwart (1864-1930), historian, orientalist
  • Alexey Jivelegov (1875-1952), historian
  • Nikolai Marr (1865–1935), Russian historian, archaeologist, and linguist
  • Antoine Meillet (1866–1936), French linguist
  • Stepan Malkhasyants (1857–1947), philologist, linguist, and lexicographer
  • Sen Arevshatyan (1928-2014), historian
  • Stephan Astourian, Professor of History and Director of the Armenian Studies Program at the University of California, Berkeley
  • Armen Ayvazyan (b. 1964), historian, political scientist
  • Walter Bachmann, architectural historian, traveller
  • Vahan Baibourtian (b. 1933), historian
  • Peter Balakian (b. 1951), poet, writer and academic
  • Rouben Paul Adalian
  • Hagop Barsoumian (1936–1986), historian
  • Hrach Bartikyan (1927–2011), academician
  • George Bournoutian (b. 1943), historian at Iona College
  • Peter Charanis (1908–1985)
  • S. Peter Cowe, Narekatsi Professor of Armenian Studies, UCLA
  • Vahakn Dadrian (b. 1926), sociologist, historian, genocide scholar
  • Charles Dowsett (1924–1998)
  • Paul Essabal, linguist
  • Rouben Galichian (b. 1938), cartographer, map researcher
  • Vartan Matiossian (b. 1964), historian
  • Aram Ter-Ghevondyan (1928–1988), historian
  • Vartan Gregorian, (b. 1934), historian
  • Edmund Herzig, historian
  • Robert H. Hewsen (b. 1934), Professor Emeritus of History at Rowan College
  • Tessa Hofmann (b. 1949), historian
  • Richard G. Hovannisian (b. 1932), Professor Emeritus of Armenian and Near Eastern History, UCLA
  • Edward Jrbashian (1923–1999), literary critic
  • Raymond Kévorkian (b. 1953), historian
  • Hranush Kharatyan (b. 1952), ethnographer
  • Dickran Kouymjian (b. 1934), writer, publisher, editor, historian
  • David Marshall Lang (1924–1991)
  • Gerard Libaridian (b. 1945), historian
  • Theo van Lint, historian
  • Christina Maranci, art and architectural historian, Tufts University
  • Louise Nalbandian (d. 1975)
  • Vrej Nersessian (b. 1948), priest, curator
  • Christopher J. Walker, historian
  • Dennis Papazian, Professor Emeritus and founding director of the Armenian Research Center at the University of Michigan, Dearborn
  • Simon Payaslian, Professor of History at Boston University
  • James R. Russell (b. 1953)
  • Alexander Sahinian (1910–1982), architectural historian
  • Gagik Sarkisyan (1926-1998), historian
  • Ronald Grigor Suny (b. 1940), historian
  • Jean-Michel Thierry (1916–2011)
  • Giusto Traina (b. 1959)
  • Robert W. Thomson (b. 1934)
  • Cyril Toumanoff (1913–1997)
  • Bagrat Ulubabyan (1925–2001), writer and historian
  • Armen Hakhnazarian (1941-2009), expert of architecture
  • Samvel Karapetian (b. 1961), historian and expert of medieval architecture
  • Bert Vaux (b. 1968), linguist
  • Claude Mutafian, historian
  • Levon Zekiyan, scholar
  • Artsvi Bakhchinyan (b. 1971), philologist, film researcher
  • Suren Yeremian (1908–1992), historian, cartographer
  • Karen Yuzbashyan (1927–2009), historian, orientalist
  • Ara Sanjian, historian
  • Sebouh Aslanian, historian
  • Razmik Panossian (b.1964), political studies and history

    • Worldwide and online

  • The Armenian Virtual College - AGBU
  • Armenology Research National Center - ARNC
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem / Armenian Studies Program
  • Haigazian University / Faculty of Humanities
  • Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales
  • Oxford University / Faculty of Oriental Studies
  • Programme of Armenian Studies, independent body based in London
  • Scientific Research Center of Armenian Engravings
  • Sofia University / Armenian and Caucasus Studies
  • Université Catholique de Louvain / Institut Orientaliste
  • Universiteit Leiden / Department of Near Eastern Studies / Armenian Studies Program
  • University of Cyprus
  • Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg / Institut für Orientalistik
  • University of São Paulo / Faculty of Armenian Language and Literature

    • In the United States

  • Arizona State University / Russian and East European Studies Consortium
  • Boston University
  • California State University Fresno / Armenian Studies Program
  • California State University Northridge / Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
  • Clark University / Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
  • Columbia University / Department of Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures
  • Glendale Community College / Armenian Studies
  • Harvard University / Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
  • Iona College / History and Political Science
  • Tufts University / Armenian Art and Architectural History
  • University of California at Berkeley / Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
  • University of California at Los Angeles / Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations / Armenian Studies Program
  • University of Chicago / Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
  • University of Michigan at Ann Arbor / Armenian Studies Program
  • University of Michigan–Dearborn / Armenian Research Center
  • University of Southern California / Institute of Armenian Studies
  • University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
  • Wesleyan University
  • Worcester State College

    • References

    Armenian studies Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA