Ann Lambton
Ann Lambton | |
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| Born | Ann Katharine Swynford Lambton 8 February 1912 |
| Died | 19 July 2008 (aged 96) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | SOAS University of London |
| Occupation | Historian |
Ann Katharine Swynford Lambton, Safavid and Qajar administration and institutions, and local and tribal histories).
Life
Lambton was born in 1912 in
From 1939 to 1945, Lambton was Press
As Professor Emeritus of the
University of Durham
, the Centre of Iranian Studies has instituted an annual Prof. A. K. S. Lambton honorary lectureship. Prof. Lambton delivered the inaugural lecture in this series in 2001.
Lambton died at her home in Wooler,[2] Northumberland, on 19 July 2008 at the age of 96 after a long illness.[6]
References
- ^ David Morgan, Guardian obituary, 15 Aug. 2008.
- ^ a b "Professor Ann Lambton: Persianist unrivalled in the breadth of her scholarship whose association with Soas was long and illustrious". The Independent. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/99417. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "» Miss Lambton's advice Middle East Strategy at Harvard".
- ^ "iranian.com: Fariba Amini, Conversations with my father: Nosratollah Amini". www.iranian.com.
- ^ "Professor Ann Lambton: Persian scholar". Times, The (London). 23 July 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2008.
Obituaries
- Arbuthnott, H.; Professor Ann Lambton: Persian scholar, Obituary, The Times, 23 July 2008 .
- McLachlan, K. S.; Professor AKS Lambton, Obituary, Telegraph, 8 August 2008.
- Morgan, David; Ann Lambton, The Guardian, 15 August 2008,
- Waghmar, Burzine K.; Professor Ann Lambton: Persianist unrivalled in the breadth of her scholarship whose association with Soas was long and illustrious, Obituary, The Independent, 1 August 2008.
External links
- Funeral of SOAS Persian Scholar Professor Ann Lambton, SOAS, 22 July 2008.
- Fariba Amini, When "great" scholars play a deadly role, Payvand, 11 February 2008.
- Farangis Mohebbi, Dr Yarshater: Lambton predicted the Iranian Revolution, in Persian, Radio Zamaneh, 13 August 2008, Audio.
- Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, "Scholarship in the Service of Empire: The Legacy of Ann K.S. Lambton in 20th Century Iran", Ajam Media Collective, 6 March 2017.
