Iraj Afshar | |
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Born | 8 October 1925 Tehran, Iran |
Died | 9 March 2011 Tehran, Iran | (aged 85)
Resting place | Number 300 Tomb, Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery[1] |
Occupation | Writer, historian, 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]