7 2 4 ▁in ▁the ▁Pap al ▁States ▁Category : 1 7 2 4 ▁in ▁politics ▁ 1 7 2 4 ▁Category : 1 7 2 4 ▁in ▁Europe ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁Catholic ism ▁Category : 1 7 2 4 ▁in ▁Christian ity ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁elections ▁in ▁Europe <0x0A> </s> ▁Peter ▁Char an is ▁( 1 9 0 8 ▁– ▁ 2 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 5 ), ▁born ▁Pan agi ot is ▁Char an is ▁( ), ▁was ▁a ▁Greek - born ▁American ▁scholar ▁of ▁By z ant ium ▁and ▁the ▁Voor he es ▁Professor ▁of ▁History ▁at ▁R ut gers ▁University . ▁Char an is ▁was ▁long ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁D umb art on ▁O aks ▁research ▁library . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Char an is ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Lem nos , ▁Ott oman ▁Greece . ▁ ▁He ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁a ▁pre - teen ▁leaving ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁Lem nos ▁and ▁sett ling ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁R ut gers ▁and ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Mad ison , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁under ▁Alexander ▁Vas il iev . ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁studies ▁as ▁a ▁post grad uate ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Br uss els ▁under ▁the ▁em inent ▁By z antin ist , ▁Henri ▁Gr é go ire . ▁From ▁ 1 9