Chakmakjian began his career as a teacher and taught in Gesaria ( Kayseri today ) and in Giresun . He taught in Beirut in the early years of the 20th century , during the time of one of the early Ottoman massacres of Armenians . Rather than return to his birthplace of Adana , he decided to take a ship to France . He subsequently moved to Stamford , Connecticut and eventually settled in Boston , Massachusetts , where he studied at Harvard University from fall 1905 to spring 1908 , then entered Harvard again in February 1912 , obtaining an A.B. degree in June 1913 ( as a member of the class of 1909 )
massacres of Armenians
Armenian Genocide
Haroutioun Hovanes Chakmakjian