Ehsan Yarshater
Ehsan Yarshater (Persian: احسان يارشاطر, April 3, 1920 – September 1, 2018)[2] was an Iranian historian and linguist. He worked in iranology. He was the founder and director of The Center for Iranian Studies, and Hagop Kevorkian Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies at Columbia University.
Ehsan Yarshater | |
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احسان یارشاطر | |
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| Born | Ehsanollah Yarshater[1] April 3, 1920 |
| Died | September 1, 2018 (aged 98) Stanford, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Complications from thrombosis |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London |
| Occupation | Director of the Center for Iranian Studies at Columbia University |
| Spouse | Latifeh Alvieh (died 1999) |
References
- "Vol. 30, No. 2, Page 5, Summer 2015 Archives". IranNameh. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
- Alavi, Hamid (September 2, 2018). "درگذشت احسان یارشاطر؛ مردی که زبان فارسی وطنش بود" (in Persian). BBC Persian. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
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