Robert H. Hewsen


Robert H. Hewsen was an American historian and professor of history at Rowan University. He was an expert on the ancient history of the South Caucasus. Hewsen is the author of Armenia: A Historical Atlas, a major reference book, acclaimed as an important achievement in Armenian studies.

Biography

Hewsen was born Robert H. Hewsenian in New York City in 1934. His Armenian father came to the U.S. from Smyrna.
He spent seven years in Europe with the US Air Force and studying. He received his B.A. in history from the University of Maryland and his Ph.D. from Georgetown University in 1967. The same year he joined the history department of Rowan University, where he taught Byzantine and Russian history for more than 30 years. After retiring from Rowan University in July 1999, Professor Hewsen lectured at University of Chicago, Columbia University, California State University, Fresno and University of California, Los Angeles.
He was the president of the Society for Armenian Studies in 1988–89. He was also the co-founder and president of the Society for the Study of Caucasia, which was active from 1989 to 1997.

Works

Hewsen wrote many books and articles on the history of the Caucasus, especially Armenia. His seminal contribution to the field is Armenia: A Historical Atlas. The book received wide critical acclaim. Michael E. Stone said it "has no rival in Armenian studies", calling it a "pioneering and largely definitive work" and the "best atlas of Armenia ever prepared." Merrill D. Peterson wrote that it "may by itself be considered a monument of American scholarship." Nina Garsoian also described it as monumental. Charles King wrote that the book is an "outstanding achievement not only as a geographical reference but also as a guide to the demographic and political history of the entire Caucasus." Adam T. Smith wrote of the Atlas as "an important milestone in the development of Armenian studies."
;Books
;Book chapters
  • Samuelian, Thomas J., ed. "Ethno-History and the Armenian influence upon the Caucasian Albanians". Classical Armenian Culture. Influences and Creativity. Philadelphia: Scholars Press.
;Articles
  • "Introduction to Armenian Historical Geography IV: The Vitaxates of Arsacid Armenia. A Reexamination of the Territorial Aspects of the institution. Revue des Études Arméniennes vol. 22
  • "Introduction to Armenian Historical Geography IV: The Vitaxates of Arsacid Armenia. A Reexamination of the Territorial Aspects of the institution. Revue des Études Arméniennes vol. 21
  • "Achaemenid «Armina»". Revue des Études Arméniennes vol. 17.
  • "Ptolemy on Armenia". Revue des Études Arméniennes vol. 15.
  • "The Synchronistic Table of Ps. Sebēos". Revue des Études Arméniennes vol. 15.
  • "The Meliks Of Eastern Armenia IV". Revue des Études Arméniennes vol. 14.
  • "The Meliks Of Eastern Armenia III". Revue des Études Arméniennes vol. 11.
  • "The Meliks of Eastern Armenia II". Revue des Études Arméniennes vol. 10.
  • "The Meliks of Eastern Armenia. A Preliminary Study". Revue des Études Arméniennes vol. 9.
  • "The Successors of Tiridates the Great: A Contribution to the History of Armenia in the Fourth Century". Revue des Études Arméniennes vol. 13.
  • "On the date and autorship of the Ašxarhac'uyc" Revue des Études Arméniennes vol. 4.
  • "Armenia according to Ašxarhac'uyc". Revue des Études Arméniennes vol. 2.
  • "On the Alphabet of the Caucasian Albanians". Revue des Études Arméniennes vol. 1.
  • // The California Institute for Ancient Studies, a Velikovskian site
  • North Central Armenia, I: The Principality of Tayk.
  • On the Identity of Peter, Bishop of Maiuma.