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Gilles Veinstein

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Gilles Veinstein, (18 July 1945 - 5 February 2013) French Turcologist specialising in Ottoman and Turkey history.

Biography[edit]

Veinstein, was born on 18 July 1945 in Paris. His father was a lawyer in Grasse. He studied at the Lycée Janson de Sailly. In 1966 he passed the entrance exam for the École Normale Superieure. [1]

Armenian Genocide Denial[edit]

Veinstein, drew the reaction of the Armenian diaspora by stating that the Armenian Genocide could not be defined as genocide and that it was instigated by Armenian militias. As a result, Veinstein received death threats and his career was jeopardised.[2]

Sources[edit]

  1. Laurens, Henry (2014-03-01). "Tribute to Gilles Veinstein". La lettre du Collège de France (8): 66–67. doi:10.4000/lettre-cdf.2047. ISSN 1628-2329.
  2. "Soupçons de négationnisme au Collège de France". web.archive.org. 1998-12-01. Retrieved 2022-11-24. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)




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