▁to ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁Y ere van ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁he ▁head ed ▁the ▁Chair ▁of ▁Armen ian ▁history ▁at ▁the ▁Y ere van ▁State ▁University . ▁His ▁works ▁are ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁modern ▁Armen ian ▁and ▁Trans c au cas ian ▁history . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁in ▁Y ere van . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Conc ise ▁Armen ian ▁Encyclopedia , ▁Ed . ▁by ▁ac ad . ▁K . ▁Kh uda ver dy an , ▁Y ere van , ▁Vol . ▁ 2 ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Biography ▁Kh ur sh ud yan , ▁Hay az g ▁ ▁Category : Ar men ian ▁histor ians <0x0A> </s> ▁Douglas ▁George ▁Ball ▁ ▁( 1 9 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁– ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁teacher , ▁school ▁inspect or ▁and ▁educational ▁administrator . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Wang an ui , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours , ▁Ball ▁was ▁appointed ▁an ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁Cor on ation ▁Medal , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁an ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St ▁John . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category