Rouben Galichian (Armenian: Ռուբեն Գալչյան; born 1938, Tabriz[1]) is an independent London-based scholar and researcher specializing in historical maps of Armenia and the South Caucasus region.
His next work, "Clash of Histories in the South Caucasus" delves into the details and reasons of Azerbaijani historical and cultural falsifications, based mainly on Arab, Persian, Azerbaijani and Western sources, as well as analyzing 45 old maps, which form part of the international cartographic heritage.
All of his books are first published in English, followed by an Armenian version and in many cases are also translated to Russian, Persian and even Turkish.
For his services to Armenian historical cartography Galichian was awarded an honorary doctorate by the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia in 2008.
In 2013 he was the recipient of "Movses Khorenatsi" Presidential Medal for his services to the Armenia-Diaspora relations and Armenian culture.