Abbas Zaryab or 'Abbās Zaryāb ( fa, عباس زریاب; full name: Abbas (Zaryab) Khoyi ; August 13, 1919 – February 3, 1995) was a

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Professor and

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. He was the author of several books, including a life of

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, and articles in ''

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'' (published in Iran), Western peer reviewed Journals as well as '' Iranica''.

Biography

Abbas Zaryab Khoi was born in

Khoy Khoy (Persian and az, خوی; ; ; also Romanized as Khoi), is a city and capital of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2012 census, its population was 200,985. Khoy is located north of the province's capital and largest city ...

, West Azerbaijan in

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. From an early age, he showed an exceptional talent and memory, becoming distinguished among his classmates. Through a distinguished academic achievement, he was given a free scholarship to

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. He obtained his doctorate from

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in Germany from the history department. His Ph.D. thesis covered the topic of

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's successor according to the book: '' Tarikh-e-Kabir Ja'fari''. He had mastery over the

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, Azerbaijani language,

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and European languages such as

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and French. Among the distinguished rank he held, was the head of the library of congress in Iran and the head of the literature department at Tehran University. At the invitation of the eminent

, Professor

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, he taught Persian language and literature in

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between 1962 and 1964. But he came back to Iran, due to his love for his homeland and took a position at Tehran University. He died in 1995. His works are quoted in Western publications and by Western scholars including Franklin Lewis, Charles Melville, G. Michael Wickens,

Juan Cole John Ricardo Irfan "Juan" Cole (born October 23, 1952) is an American academic and commentator on the modern Middle East and South Asia. Dead link; no archive located. He is Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University ...

, Kamran Ekbal, Lutz Richter-Bernburg,

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, H. R. Roemer, etc.

Books and articles

Non-Persian languages

Some selected writing of his in non-Persian languages. * 'A. Zaryāb, ĀḠĀJĪ BOḴĀRĪ in Encyclopædia Iranica * 'A. Zaryab ĀḠĀJĪ, in Encyclopædia Iranica * 'A. Zaryab BOKAYR B. MĀHĀN in Encyclopædia Iranica * Charles Melville and 'A. Zaryab Chobanids in Encyclopædia Iranica * 'A. Zaryab EDUCATION v. THE MADRASA IN SHI'ITE PERSIA in Encyclopædia Iranica * 'A. Zaryab IRAQ ii iii. FROM THE MONGOLS TO THE SAFAVIDS in Encyclopædia Iranica * "Bukayr B. Maham Marvazi", Encyclopædia Iranica, vol. IV, London 1990, p. 332. * Zaryāb Ḵo'ī, "Ebn-e Rāvandī" in DMBE III, pp. 531–39 * 'A. Zaryab, Der Bericht über die Nachfolger Timurs aus dem Ta'rīḫ-i kabīr des Ğa'farī ibn Muḥammad al-Ḥusainī, Ph.D. thesis, Mainz, 1960. * 'A. Zaryab,. Fakhr Razi und die Frage des Seins. Spektrum Iran. Bonn. 1988 1/3: 14–24. * "Ein Wiederaufgefundnes Werk Abu Hayyan al-Tanhidis", A Lpccust's Leg, London 1962, pp. 246–250. * 'A. Zaryab, "Struggle of Religious sects in the Ilkhanid Court" La Persianel Medioevo, Roma, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, 1971, pp. 465–466.

Persian

Zaryab Khoi had over 100+ publications in Persian.

References

External links

An article on Nezami Ganjavi : Abbas Zaryab Khoi,"Nezami Ganjavi Tork Naboodeh ast" (Nezami Ganjavi was not Turkish) in ''Ayandeh'' Magazine, Esfand Maah (February–March), 1324 (1945), pages 780–781. (Iran)

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* ttp://aftab.ir/lifestyle/view.php?id=109979 Dr. Abbas Zaryab Khoi in Persian
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