Professor George Bournoutian
The Society for Armenian Studies sponsored a special event in honor of Professor George Bournoutian, a prominent scholar of Armenian Studies, on May 14. Prof. Bournoutian was recognized by the SAS for his outstanding service and contribution to the field of Armenian Studies during his more than forty-year career in the field. Born and raised in Isfahan, Iran, Bournoutian is the author of over thirty books, particularly focusing on Armenian, Iranian, and Caucasian history. His books have been translated into Armenian, Farsi, Turkish, Polish, Japanese, Spanish, and Arabic.
Bournoutian is one of forty editors of the “Encyclopaedia Iranica