Robert H. Hewsen (bornHewsenian; May 20, 1934 – November 17, 2018) was an American historian and professor of history atRowan University. He was an expert on the ancient history of theSouth Caucasus.[2] Hewsen is the author ofArmenia: A Historical Atlas (2001), a major reference book,[3] acclaimed as an important achievement inArmenian studies.[4][5]
He was the president of the Society for Armenian Studies in 1988–89.[11] He was also the co-founder and president of the Society for the Study of Caucasia, which was active from 1989 to 1997.[12]
Hewsen wrote many books and articles on the history of theCaucasus, especiallyArmenia. His seminal contribution to the field isArmenia: A Historical Atlas (2001). The book received wide critical acclaim.[13][14][15]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."[4]Merrill D. Peterson wrote that it "may by itself be considered a monument of American scholarship."[16]Nina Garsoian also described it as monumental.[17]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."[18]Adam T. Smith wrote of theAtlas as "an important milestone in the development of Armenian studies."[5]
Samuelian, Thomas J., ed (1982). "Ethno-History and the Armenian influence upon the Caucasian Albanians".Classical Armenian Culture. Influences and Creativity. Philadelphia: Scholars Press.
Samuelian, Thomas J.;Stone, Michael E., eds. (1984). "The Kingdom of Arc'ax".Medieval Armenian Culture. University of Pennsylvania Armenian Texts and Studies. Chico, California: Scholars Press.
Articles
"Introduction to Armenian Historical Geography IV: TheVitaxates of Arsacid Armenia. A Reexamination of the Territorial Aspects of the institution (Part Two).Revue des Études Arméniennes (Nouvelles série) vol. 22 (1990-91)
"Introduction to Armenian Historical Geography IV: TheVitaxates of Arsacid Armenia. A Reexamination of the Territorial Aspects of the institution (Part One).Revue des Études Arméniennes (Nouvelles série) vol. 21 (1988-89)
"Achaemenid «Armina»".Revue des Études Arméniennes (Nouvelles série) vol. 17 (1983).
"Ptolemy on Armenia".Revue des Études Arméniennes (Nouvelles série) vol. 15 (1981).
"The Synchronistic Table of Ps. Sebēos".Revue des Études Arméniennes (Nouvelles série) vol. 15 (1981).
"The Meliks Of Eastern Armenia IV".Revue des Études Arméniennes (Nouvelles série) vol. 14 (1980).[3]
"The Meliks Of Eastern Armenia III".Revue des Études Arméniennes (Nouvelles série) vol. 11 (1975).[4]
"The Meliks of Eastern Armenia II".Revue des Études Arméniennes (Nouvelles série) vol. 10 (1973-4).[5]
"The Meliks of Eastern Armenia. A Preliminary Study".Revue des Études Arméniennes (Nouvelles série) vol. 9 (1972).[6]
"The Successors of Tiridates the Great: A Contribution to the History of Armenia in the Fourth Century".Revue des Études Arméniennes (Nouvelles série) vol. 13 (1978/79).
Hewsen, Robert H. (Spring 1968). "Science in Seventh-Century Armenia: Ananias of Širak".Isis.59 (1):32–45.doi:10.1086/350333.S2CID145014073.
"On the date and autorship of theAšxarhac'uyc'"Revue des Études Arméniennes (Nouvelles série) vol. 4 (1967).
"Armenia according toAšxarhac'uyc'".Revue des Études Arméniennes (Nouvelles série) vol. 2 (1965).
"On the Alphabet of the Caucasian Albanians".Revue des Études Arméniennes (Nouvelles série) vol. 1 (1964).
"The Autumn Glossary".Armenian Review.13 (3):90–93. Autumn 1960.
"The Legend of Akhtamar (A Ballad)".Armenian Review.12 (2):64–66. Summer 1959.
^Hovannisian, Richard G. (2002).Armenian Tsopk/Kharpert. Mazda Publishers. p. xiv....and recently published Armenia: A Historical Atlas, a major reference work with an extensive bibliography.
^ab"Armenia: A Historical Atlas by Robert H. Hewsen Review by: Michael E. Stone".Slavic Review.62 (1):174–175. Spring 2003.
^abSmith, Adam T. (2004). Tsetskhladze,Gocha (ed.).Ancient West and East, Volume 3. Brill. pp. 186–188.
^In 1959–62, he signed Hewsenian for articles in theArmenian Review: The Legend of Akhtamar (A Ballad), by Robert H. Hewsenian[1] and A Visit to New Nakhichevan, Translation by Robert Hewsenian[2]
^"Armenia: A Historical Atlas by Robert H. Hewsen Review by: Nicholas B. Breyfogle".Russian Review.66 (1):136–137. January 2007.Robert Hewsen is to be vigorously applauded for the publication of his historical atlas of Armenia.
^Kaldellis, Anthony (2019).Romanland: Ethnicity and Empire in Byzantium.Harvard University Press. p. 313.ISBN9780674986510.For the historical geography of Armenia, the maps in Hewsen,Armenia, are invaluable.
^Peterson, Merrill D. (2004)."Starving Armenians": America and the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1930 and After. University of Virginia Press. p. 174.
^Garsoian, Nina (2005). "Armenian historiography in crisis". In Straw, Carole; Lim, Richard (eds.).The Past Before Us: The Challenge of Historiographies of Late Antiquity.Brepols Publishers. p. 54.ISBN9782503514567.A monumental historical Atlas of Armenia has finally appeared...
^King, Charles.The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus: A History of the Caucasus. Oxford University Press. p. 269.
