Armenian studies

Armenian studies or Armenology (Armenian: հայագիտություն, pronounced [hɑjɑɡituˈtʰjun]) 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.[1] Today, numerous research centers in many parts of the world specialize in Armenian studies.

Notable scholars who have worked in the field of Armenian Studies

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)
Grigor Ghapantsyan (1887-1957)
Yaroslav Dashkevych (1926-2010), archaeographer, archivist, historian, studied Kipchak-Armenian documents, doctor of historical sciences
Anaïd Donabédian linguist, INaLCO Paris, specialist in syntax, corpus linguistics, teaching of Armenian as a second language
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 (1926-2019), 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 (1934-2018), 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
John A. C. Greppin (1937-2016)
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 on architecture
Samvel Karapetian (1961-2020), historian and expert on medieval architecture
Bert Vaux (b. 1968), linguist at University of Cambridge, expert on Armenian dialects, phonology
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 at UCLA, Richard Hovannisian Endowed Chair in Modern Armenian History
Razmik Panossian (b.1964), political studies and history