Gilles Veinstein
Gilles Veinstein, (18 July 1945 - 5 February 2013) French Turcologist specialising in Ottoman and Turkey history.
Biography
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
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Soupçons de négationnisme au Collège de France". web.archive.org. 1998-12-01. Archived from the original on 2006-12-01. Retrieved 2022-11-24. Unknown parameter
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