James R. Russell
James R. Russell | |
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| Born | October 27, 1953 New York City, US |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (B.A., 1974) University of Oxford (M.A., 1977) University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (Ph.D., 1982) |
| Occupation(s) | Professor at Harvard University, author, scholar |
| Known for | Armenian and Ancient Near Eastern scholar |
| Partner | D.E. Cordell |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Brooke Russell Charlotte Sananes Russell |
| Relatives | Sidney A. Russell (grandfather) Joshua Russell (brother) |
James Robert Russell (born October 27, 1953) is a scholar and professor in Ancient Near Eastern, Iranian and Armenian Studies. He has published extensively in journals, and has written several books.
Russell served as Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies at Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University, and sat on the executive committee of Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.
In July 2016, Russell became semi-retired and moved his residence to Fresno, California.
As of 2023, Russell is Emeritus Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies at Harvard University, Distinguished Visiting Professor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a part-time Lecturer in Jewish Studies and Biblical Hebrew at California State University, Fresno. In late March 2025 J.R. Russell returned to live in his native New York City neighborhood, Washington Heights in upper Manhattan.