Author of "Starving Armenians: America and the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1930 and After" died
Merrill D. Peterson, the noted Jeffersonian scholar and author of "Starving Armenians: America and the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1930 and After," died in Charlottesville. He was 88.
Peterson, who was a University of Virginia history professor, former chairman of the History Department and dean of the faculty of the College of Arts & Sciences, wrote or edited 37 books.
At the age of 76, he joined the Peace Corps. The time he spent in Armenia resulted in a book, "Starving Armenians: America and the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1930 and After.", Asbarez.com reported.
Peterson, who was a University of Virginia history professor, former chairman of the History Department and dean of the faculty of the College of Arts & Sciences, wrote or edited 37 books.
At the age of 76, he joined the Peace Corps. The time he spent in Armenia resulted in a book, "Starving Armenians: America and the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1930 and After.", Asbarez.com reported.
