Iraj Afshar
Iraj Afshar | |
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Iranologist | |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Citizenship | Iranian |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
| Spouse | Shayesteh Afsharieh (1945–1996, her death)[2] |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Mahmoud Afshar (father) Nosrat Barazandeh (mother) |
Iraj Afshar (Persian: ایرج افشار; 8 October 1925 – 9 March 2011)[3] was a bibliographer, historian, scholar, professor, and a figure in the field of Persian studies.[4] Afshar was a professor emeritus of the University of Tehran.[3] He was a consulting editor of Encyclopædia Iranica at Columbia University.[5]
Biography
Iraj Afshar was born on 8 October 1925 in Tehran, Iran to parents Nosrat Barazandeh and Mahmoud Afshar. He attended Zoroastrian Shāpour Secondary School and Firouz-Bahrām High School in Tajrish, Tehran. In 1945, he married Shayesteh Afsharieh and together they had four sons.[5]
Iraj Afshar recorded the monuments of
He was the chief bibliographer of Persian books at Harvard University. Afshar was associated with UNESCO and taught at the University of Bern and University of Tehran.
He was on the advisory council for the
See also
References
- ^ "سنگ مزار ایرج افشار نصب شد+عکس" [Iraj Afshar Tombstone Was Installed]. ParsNews.com (in Persian). November 30, 2011.
- ^ "ايرج افشار، سالک واصل عشق ايران" [Iraj Afshar, the Seeker of Love in Iran]. VOA News (in Persian). March 11, 2011.
- ^ a b "Iraj Afshar: Historian". Pars Times. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- PMID 21726114– via ResearchGate.
- ^ a b Yarshater, Ehsan (January 1, 2000). "Iraj Afshar (1925–2011)". Encyclopædia Iranica. Columbia University.
External links
- Iran and Iranian Studies: Essays in Honor of Iraj Afshar
- (in Persian) Iraj Afshar's lecture on Persian constitutional revolution
- (in Persian) Iraj Afshar biography
- Iraj Afshar Research Trove
- Ayandeh cover gallery
- Hamneshine Bahar: Be Iade Ostad Iraj Afshar,An Marde Aheste on YouTube
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