Prods Oktor Skjærvø | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation | Aga Khan Professor of Iranian Studies (Emeritus) at Harvard University |
| Academic background | |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Thesis | The Paikuli Inscription: Restoration and Interpretation. Pt. 1: Restored Text and Translation (109 pp.). Pt. 2: Introduction and Commentary (1981) |
| Academic work | |
| Main interests | Iranian studies, linguistics |
| Notable works | The Spirit of Zoroastrianism An Introduction to Old Persian |
Prods Oktor Skjærvø (sometimes written P.O. Skjaervo in English) is Emeritus Professor of Iranian Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University,[1] where he succeeded Richard Frye as Aga Khan Professor of Iranian Studies.
Born in Steinkjer, Norway, Skjærvø is a hyperpolyglot, familiar with historical and living languages including Old Norse, Norwegian, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Latin, Larestani, Kumzari, Bashkardi, Pashto, Yidgha, Yaghnobi, Munji, Old Khotanese, Avestan, Old Persian, Pahlavi, Manichean Middle Persian, Parthian, Sogdian, Khotanese, New Persian, Ossetic, Kurdish, Tokharian, Vedic, and Classical Sanskrit.