 He has taught Iranian history at UCLA, and Armenian history at Columbia University, Tufts University, New York University, Rutgers University, the University of Connecticut, Ramapo College, and Glendale Community College and Russian and Soviet history at Iona College Bournoutian is one of the 40 editors of the "Encyclopaedia Iranica" as well.George Bournoutian was born in Isfahan, Iran into an Armenian family.He grew up in Iran, and he received his High school diploma from the well-known Andisheh (Don Bosco) institution in Tehran.