Thomas J. Samuelian is an American author of a number of books and articles in the field of Armenian language, literature, and history. He has taught at the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...

, Columbia University

Columbia University

Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...

, and St. Nersess Seminary. He has a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania. Dean of the Law faculty, American University of Armenia

American University of Armenia

The American University of Armenia is a private, nonsectarian, independent university founded in 1991 in Yerevan, Armenia. Its creation inspired in the aftermath of the 1988 Leninakan Earthquake, the university is the first Armenian institution modeled on Western-style higher education, committed...

. He is Chairman of the Board of the Arak-29 Foundation.

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• Biography
• The English translation of St. Gregory of Narek’s Book of Prayers: Speaking with God from the Depths of the Heart