Galichian, Rouben 1938-

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Galichian, Rouben 1938-

PERSONAL:

Born November 30, 1938, in Iran; son of Aram (a radio engineer) and Cosette (a French teacher) Galichian; married Mariette Arzoumanian (a counselor), 1963; children: Shahen. Ethnicity: "Armenian." Education: Aston University, B.Sc. (with first-class honors), 1964. Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Cartography, photography, music.

ADDRESSES:

Home—London, England. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Systems designer, 1964-74; project director and project manager for the oil and gas industry in Tehran, Iran, and Paris, France, 1975-2000; business consultant. Also director of Armenian charities.

MEMBER:

International Map Collectors' Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

WRITINGS:

Historic Maps of Armenia: The Cartographic Heritage, I.B. Tauris (London, England), 2004.

Armenia in International Cartography, Printinfo Publishing House (Yerevan, Armenia), 2005.

Armenia in Medieval Maps, Printinfo Publishing House (Yerevan, Armenia), 2007.

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