Vahakn Dadrian
| Vahakn N. Dadrian | |
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| Born |
May 26, 1926 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Fields | Sociology |
| Institutions | Zoryan Institute |
| Notable awards | see below |
Vahakn N. Dadrian (Armenian: Վահագն Տատրեան; born May 26, 1926) is a professor of sociology, historian and an internationally renowned expert on the Armenian Genocide. He is one of the early scholars of the academic study of genocide and recognized as one of the key thinkers on the Holocaust and genocide.
Vahakn Norair Dadrian was born in 1926 in Turkey, to a family that lost many members during the Armenian Genocide. Dadrian first studied mathematics at the University of Berlin, after which he decided to switch to a completely different field, and studied philosophy at the University of Vienna, and later, international law at the University of Zürich. He completed his Ph.D. in sociology at the University of Chicago.
He was awarded an honorary doctorate degree for his research in the field of Armenian Genocide Studies by the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, and later, in 1998, he was made a member of the Academy and honored by the President of Armenia, the republic's highest cultural award, the Khorenatzi medal. In 1999, Dadrian was awarded on behalf of the Holy See of Cilicia the Mesrob Mashdots Medal. The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation sponsored him as director of a large Genocide study project, which culminated with the publication of articles, mainly in the Holocaust and Genocide studies magazines. He was the keynote speaker at the centennial of the John Marshall Law School and delivered a lecture to the British House of Commons in 1995. He also received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
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