Tessa Hofmann
Encyclopedia
Tessa Hofmann (born 15 December 1949, Bassum
, Lower Saxony
) is a scholar of Armenia
n studies and sociology, PhD, research scholar at the Free University of Berlin
. She studied at the Department of Slavonic Languages and Literature, as well as Armenian studies and sociology at the Free University of Berlin
.
Hofmann is a member of the Society for Threatened Peoples
. She is chairperson of the reorganized Working Group “Affirmation” – Against Genocide, for Reconciliation. She is an active participant in the international initiative “Speaking with one voice!” for the recognition of the Armenian
, Aramean and Greek genocide. She is an honorary professor at the Hrachia Acharian
University, Yerevan (2002).
Hofmann is the author of over a dozen books on Armenian history and culture.
Bassum
Bassum is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 35 km northeast of Diepholz, and 25 km south of Bremen....
, Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
) is a scholar of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n studies and sociology, PhD, research scholar at the Free University of Berlin
Free University of Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin is one of the leading and most prestigious research universities in Germany and continental Europe. It distinguishes itself through its modern and international character. It is the largest of the four universities in Berlin. Research at the university is focused on the...
. She studied at the Department of Slavonic Languages and Literature, as well as Armenian studies and sociology at the Free University of Berlin
Free University of Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin is one of the leading and most prestigious research universities in Germany and continental Europe. It distinguishes itself through its modern and international character. It is the largest of the four universities in Berlin. Research at the university is focused on the...
.
Hofmann is a member of the Society for Threatened Peoples
Society for Threatened Peoples
Society for Threatened Peoples is an international NGO and human rights organization based in Göttingen, Germany. It seeks to create awareness of and protect minority peoples around the world who are threatened by oppressive governments. The group states on its website that it "campaigns against...
. She is chairperson of the reorganized Working Group “Affirmation” – Against Genocide, for Reconciliation. She is an active participant in the international initiative “Speaking with one voice!” for the recognition of the Armenian
Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...
, Aramean and Greek genocide. She is an honorary professor at the Hrachia Acharian
Hrachia Acharian
Hrachia Hakobi Acharian was a prominent Armenian linguist, etymologist and philologist, Professor, Academic of Armenian Academy of Sciences, a member of French Linguistic Association and Czechoslovakian Institute of Oriental studies.He studied at...
University, Yerevan (2002).
Publications
- Persecution, Expulsion and Annihilation of the Christian population in the Ottoman Empire, 1912-22.
- "Annihilation, Impunity, Denial: The Case Study of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire (1915/16) and Genocide Research in Comparison." Lecture in Japan at the "Comparative Genocide Studies", University of Tokyo, 27 March 2004.
- "Armenians in Turkey today: a critical assessment of the situation of the Armenian minority in the Turkish Republic". Brussels, 2002.
Hofmann is the author of over a dozen books on Armenian history and culture.
External links
- Academic page, Free University of BerlinFree University of BerlinFreie Universität Berlin is one of the leading and most prestigious research universities in Germany and continental Europe. It distinguishes itself through its modern and international character. It is the largest of the four universities in Berlin. Research at the university is focused on the...