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Education University of Pennsylvania Books Armenian Dictionary in Transliteration: Western Pronunciation : Armenian-English, English-Armenian | ||
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.
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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 .