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VARTAN GREGORIAN

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GREGORIAN--Vartan. The Trustees and staff of The New York Public Library mourn the passing of one of the most beloved and esteemed members of the Library family, President Emeritus Vartan Gregorian. As President of the Library from 1981-89, Vartan brought his astute intellect, leadership, and...

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Dr. Gregorian was a dynamic university president of Brown University when I met him, always highly visible, always accessible to students, always passionate about the intellectual mission of the school. He will be missed.

May God continue to bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. Please except my condolences.

Vartan Gregorian taught me European Intellectual History at Penn. He was one of the most influential persons in my life in that his course sparked a lifelong interest in the history of philosophy. He was a great scholar and teacher, as well as a kind and thoughtful person. I cannot thank him enough.

Our families have been friends forever-MEK

May God continue to bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. Please except my condolences.

My condolences to his family. Have
Vartan in my name also but greatly
admired his achievements which are
really great. Also in academics and about the same age. He represented
the greatest accomplishments and
for Armenians everywhere was an Icon. Daniel Vartan DerVartanian, Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

Vartan Gregorian's friendships were legion and enduring. My friendship with him began in 1970 when I was a graduate student and continued through the decades as we became university administrators and colleagues in philanthropy. I will value his friendship always as I remember, with gratitude, his many kindnesses.

Gail C. Levin
retired Executive Director, The Annenberg Foundation

I worked on the restoration of the NYPL under Dr. Gregorian. He was instrumental in saving saving New York City. A good man down.