Nina Garsoïan
Nina Garsoïan | |
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| Born | April 11, 1923 |
| Died | August 14, 2022 (aged 99) New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Armenian history, Byzantine history |
| Institutions | |
| Dean of Princeton University Graduate School | |
| In office 1977–1979 | |
| Preceded by | Alvin Kernan |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Ziolkowski |
Nina G. Garsoïan FBA (April 11, 1923 – August 14, 2022) was a French-born American historian specializing in Armenian and Byzantine history. In 1969 she became the first female historian to get tenure at Columbia University and, subsequently, became the first holder of Gevork M. Avedissian Chair in Armenian History and Civilization at Columbia. From 1977 to 1979, she served as dean of the Graduate School of Princeton University.