Manouchehr Sotoudeh (, 19 July 1913 – 8 April 2016) was an Iranian

geographer A geographer is a physical scientist, social scientist or humanist whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society, including how society and nature interacts. The Greek prefix "geo" means "earth" a ...

and scholar of

Persian literature Persian literature comprises oral compositions and written texts in the Persian language and is one of the world's oldest literatures. It spans over two-and-a-half millennia. Its sources have been within Greater Iran including present-day ...

who was famously known for his studies on Iranian languages and ethnic groups. Sotudeh earned his Ph.D. from the University of Tehran after studying Persian language and literature. He wrote 60 books and nearly 300 articles. He was the first Iranian who published the first dialectal dictionary. He was also a professor at 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 ...

. One of the master's most notable works is ''From Astara to Astarabad,'' which explores the fascinating blend of the history of the northern portion of Iran. His other contributions include editing the volumes on the history of Gilan and creating the Gilaki, Semnani, and Kermani dictionaries. Professor Manouchehr Sotoudeh died at the age of 103 in April 2016.

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Manouchehr Sotoudeh's death - The Iran Project

Manouchehr Sotoudeh's documentary film

Manouchehr Sotoudeh at The Center for Iranian and Islamic Studies

Manouchehr Sotoudeh-Iranian Book News Agency (IBNA)
1913 births 2016 deaths Iranian writers Iranian literary scholars Iranian geographers Iranian men centenarians Iranian lexicographers Academic staff of the University of Tehran People from Mazandaran province Members of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature People from Nur, Iran Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Geography Iran's Book of the Year Awards recipients Faculty of Letters and Humanities of the University of Tehran alumni Lexicographers of Persian {{Iran-linguist-stub

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