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Iraj Afshar

Iranian bibliographer, historian (1925-2011) · Iran · On the map · Writers · Died at 85

Iraj Afshar was a bibliographer, historian, scholar, professor, and a figure in the field of Persian studies. Afshar was a professor emeritus of the University of Tehran. He was a consulting editor of Encyclopædia Iranica at Columbia University.

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Country
Iran
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2011 · aged 85