Iraj Afshar (; 8 October 1925 – 9 March 2011) was a bibliographer, historian, scholar, professor, and a figure in the field of

Persian studies Persian studies (Persian: مطالعات فارسی) is the study of the Persian language and its literature specifically. It is differentiated from Iranian studies which is a broader, more interdisciplinary subject that focuses more on the histor ...

. Afshar was a

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of the

University of Tehran The University of Tehran (UT) or Tehran University (, ) is a public collegiate university in Iran, and the oldest and most prominent Iranian university located in Tehran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as ...

. He was a consulting editor of ''

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'' at

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Biography

Iraj Afshar was born on 8 October 1925 in Tehran, Iran to parents Nosrat Barazandeh and . He attended Zoroastrian Shāpour Secondary School and Firouz-Bahrām High School in Tajrish, Tehran. In 1945, he married Shayesteh Afsharieh and together they had four sons. Iraj Afshar recorded the monuments of

Yazd Yazd (; ) is a city in the Central District of Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. At the 2016 census, its population was 529,673. Since 2017, the historical city of Yazd is rec ...

in his three-volume "yādegār-hāye Yazd (Monuments of Yazd)". He was known as, "the doyen of standard Persian language bibliographers". Afshar played a significant role in the development of the field of Iranology in Iran and throughout the world during the second half of the 20th century. He was the editor of ''Sokhan'', a prolific Iranology journal, under the responsibility of Parviz Natel-Khanlari and also the editor of ''rāhnamāye ketāb'' (Bibliography Guide), ''Mehr'', ''farhang-e Iranzamin'' (Culture of Iran) and '' Ayandeh''. He was the chief bibliographer of Persian books at

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. Afshar was associated with

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and taught at the

University of Bern The University of Bern (, , ) is a public university, public research university in the Switzerland, Swiss capital of Bern. It was founded in 1834. It is regulated and financed by the canton of Bern. It is a comprehensive university offering a br ...

and

. He was on the advisory council for the ''Iranian Studies'' journal.

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External links

Iran and Iranian Studies: Essays in Honor of Iraj Afshar

Iraj Afshar's lecture on ''Persian constitutional revolution''

Iraj Afshar biographyIraj Afshar Research Trove

''Ayandeh'' cover gallery
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Afshar, Iraj 1925 births 2011 deaths Academic staff of the University of Tehran Iranian Iranologists Iranian bibliographers 20th-century Iranian historians Linguists from Iran People from Yazd Burials at artist's block of Behesht-e Zahra Heads of the National Library of Iran

Biography

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