Igor M. Diakonoff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Igor M. Diakonoff

Russian historian and linguist

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1914

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 02-May-1999

Profession: historian, translator, linguist, armenologist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Igor Mikhailovich Diakonoff (Russian: ?´???? ????´?????? ???´?????; 12 January 1915 – 2 May 1999) was a Russian historian, linguist, and translator and a renowned expert on the Ancient Near East and its languages.
His last name is occasionally spelled Diakonov.
His brothers were also distinguished historians.