Solomon Alexander Nigosian (1932-) served as professor at the Department of Religious Studies, University of Toronto, where he taught courses on world religions, Near Eastern religions, and the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Presently he is a Research Associate at Victoria College and teaches Continuing Education courses at St. Michael's College. Nigosian founded and served as the first minister of the Armenian Evangelical Church of Toronto (1960-1968), and founded and edited the journal Canada-Armenian Press (1963-1968). He has published extensively on the history of religions and Armenian culture and history.
The fonds contain material that documents Nigosian's scholarly and teaching career, as well as his role as a minister of the Armenian Evangelical Church and a member of the Armenian community in Toronto.