title: Thomas J. Samuelian
text: # 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. He has served as Dean of the LLM program and Dean of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences, American University of Armenia.
  
  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 at Harvard Law School. He is a founder of the Arak-29 Foundation and frequently contributes translations and content to the site. 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.
  
  ## Works
  
  * 1989 - Course in Modern Western Armenian: Dictionary and Linguistic Notes, ISBN 0961793325
  * 1989 - A Course in Modern Western Armenian: Exercises and Commentary, ISBN 0961793317
  * 1993 - Armenian Dictionary in Transliteration: Western Pronunciation : Armenian-English English-Armenian
  
  ## Translations
  
  * 1999 - David of Sassoun (author Hovhannes Toumanian)
  * 2005 - The Armenian Prayer Book of St. Gregory of Narek, ISBN 9993085340
  * Yeznik, Refutation of the Sects
  