Graduate Studies, 1897-1900
After these events Karekin Bastermadjian returned to Europe to continue his unfinished studies. Mr. Hanoteau, however, the French foreign minister at that time declared the Armenians who had been connected with Ottoman Bank Takeover as persona non grata and denied their stay in France, so he transferred to Switzerland and studied the natural sciences at the University of Geneva.
He studied as he participated in activities with the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. When the second general conference was convened in 1898, he was on the delegate roster representing the ARF committee in Egypt. Despite his youth, he had gained confidence and authority in the leading circles of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. In 1900 he completed his courseĠ½ and received the degree of Doctor of Science. After graduating from the University of Geneva with a doctoral degree in physical chemistry, he founded a lab in Tiflis for chemical research in 1901.
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