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Gregory Areshian

1949 - 2020

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Gregory Areshian (13 May 1949 – 2 August 2020) was an Armenian-American archeologist and historian who was a professor at American University of Armenia. He was the co-director of the international team of archeologists who, led by Boris Gasparyan, found the 5,500 years old shoe in and the oldest winery in Areni of which Areshian said: For the first time, we have a complete archaeological picture of wine production dating back 6,100 years. Areshian taught at 14 U.S. universities and colleges including; the University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Irvine, University of Chicago, University of Wisconsin, Platteville, and Amherst College. He is the author of more than 150 scholarly works published in 5 languages in 12 countries, mostly devoted to interdisciplinary studies in social sciences and the humanities with a special focus on the Middle East and Armenia in a broader historical context. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregory Areshian is the 501st most popular historian (up from 523rd in 2019), the 76th most popular biography from Armenia (up from 84th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Armenian Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Gregory Areshian ranks 501 out of 561. Before him are Alfred W. Crosby, Robert Service, Daniel Pipes, William of Newburgh, American Horse, and Walter Rodney. After him are Mark Mazower, William Mitchell Ramsay, Firishta, Richard Taruskin, N. G. L. Hammond, and Jacques Barzun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Gregory Areshian ranks 581. Before him are Sanja Iveković, Daniel Pipes, Richard Thompson, Wendy Sherman, Jack McGee, and Kęstutis Šapka. After him are David A. Johnston, Michael Hogan, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Suthep Thaugsuban, Rauno Miettinen, and John Shea. Among people deceased in 2020, Gregory Areshian ranks 622. Before him are Sapardi Djoko Damono, Marge Champion, Ali Mirzaei, Eric Verdonk, Pete Rademacher, and Miguel Jones. After him are Seydou Diarra, Adam Musiał, Christian Poncelet, Dimitar Largov, Judith Jarvis Thomson, and Tom Heinsohn.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Gregory Areshian ranks 76 out of 163. Before him are Axel Bakunts (1899), Igor Tselovalnikov (1944), Hrant Shahinyan (1923), Hamo Sahyan (1914), Gevorg Emin (1919), and Hasmik Papian (1961). After him are Michel Der Zakarian (1963), Aram Sargsyan (1961), Sarmad Kashani (1590), Armen Nazaryan (1974), Eduard Nalbandyan (1956), and Hayko (1977).

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Among HISTORIANS In Armenia

Among historians born in Armenia, Gregory Areshian ranks 4. Before him are Vardan Areveltsi (1198), Ghazar Parpetsi (442), and Nicholas Adontz (1871).

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