Ann Lambton

Ann Lambton
Born
Ann Katharine Swynford Lambton

(1912-02-08)8 February 1912
Died19 July 2008(2008-07-19) (aged 96)
NationalityBritish
Alma materSOAS University of London
OccupationHistorian

Ann Katharine Swynford Lambton, OBE, FBA (8 February 1912 – 19 July 2008), usually known as A.K.S. Lambton or "Nancy" Lambton,[1] was a British historian and expert on medieval and early modern Persian history, Persian language, Islamic political theory, and Persian social organisation. She was an acknowledged authority on land tenure and reform in Iran (including Saljuq, Mongol, Safavid and Qajar administration and institutions, and local and tribal histories).

  1. ^ David Morgan, Guardian obituary, 15 Aug. 2008.