Vahan M. Kurkjian (Armenian:Վահան Մ. Քիւրքճեան; 1863–1961) was anArmenian author, historian, teacher, and community leader.^[1]

In 1904, inCairo, he published the Armenian newspaperLoussaper (The Morning Star), in the pages of which he and other intellectuals called for a national union for the Armenian people. The idea eventually materialized in the form of theArmenian General Benevolent Union.^[2] In 1907 he emigrated to the United States and studied law atBoston University. Two years later, also inBoston, he founded the first American chapter of the Armenian General Benevolent Union. From its inception he was inseparably identified with that organization, serving as its executive director until his retirement in 1939. Kurkjian was a frequent contributor of articles to Armenian newspapers, and published a number of books and pamphlets, among which the best-remembered is hisHistory of Armenia.

• A History of Armenia
  • Armenian General Benevolent Union of America, 1964
  • Indo-European Publishing, 2008,ISBN 978-1-60444-012-6

• History of Armenia by Vahan M. Kurkjian

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