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Published on September 27, 2009
AUTHOR OF “STARVING ARMENIANS: AMERICA AND THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, 1915-1930 AND AFTER” DIED
- Merrill D. Peterson, the noted Jeffersonian scholar and author of “Starving Armenians: America and the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1930 and After,” died in Charlottesville. He was 88. Peterson, who was a University of Virginia history professor, former chairman of the History Department and dean of the faculty of the College of Arts & Sciences, wrote or edited 37 books. At the age of 76, he joined the Peace Corps. The time he spent in Armenia resulted in a book, “Starving Armenians: America and the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1930 and After.”, Asbarez.com reported.
Headlines for September 27, 2009
TURKEY, ARMENIA TO SIGN DIPLOMATIC DEAL: OFFICIAL
Turkey and Armenia will sign a landmark deal to establish diplomatic ties next month in Switzerland after a decades-long grudge over a World War I massacre, a Turkish official said Sunday. "The signing ...AUTHOR OF “STARVING ARMENIANS: AMERICA AND THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, 1915-1930 AND AFTER” DIED
Merrill D. Peterson, the noted Jeffersonian scholar and author of “Starving Armenians: America and the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1930 and After,” died in Charlottesville. He was 88. Peterson, who was ...
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