Thomas J. Samuelian

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.

Career Samuelian earned his BA and MA at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1977, he was awarded a Beinecke Scholarship. He earned a PhD in linguistics also from the University of Pennsylvania in 1978. During the 1980s, Samuelian taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University and St. Nersess Armenian Seminary.

In 2006, he was awarded the Order of Saint Sahak and Saint Mesrop by Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians.

He is a founder of the Arak-29 Foundation which promotes Armenian history, language and culture and frequently contributes translations and content to the site.

Works 1982 - Medieval Armenian Culture, 1989 - Course in Modern Western Armenian: Dictionary and Linguistic Notes, 1989 - A Course in Modern Western Armenian: Exercises and Commentary, 1993 - Armenian Dictionary in Transliteration: Western Pronunciation : Armenian-English English-Armenian

Translations 1986 - Refutation of the Sects (author Yeznik of Kolb), 2005 - The Armenian Prayer Book of St. Gregory of Narek, 2023 - David of Sassoun (author Hovhannes Toumanian)