Alireza Shapour Shahbazi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alireza Shapour Shahbazi

Iranian archaeologit

Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1942

Place of Birth: Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran

Date of Death: 15-Jul-2006

Profession: writer, professor, historian, archaeologist, anthropologist, essayist

Nationality: Iran

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Alireza Shapour Shahbazi

  • Alireza Shapour Shahbazi (4 September 1942 Shiraz - 15 July 2006 Walla Walla, Washington) (Persian: ?????? ????? ???????) was a prominent Persian archeologist, Iranologist and a world expert on Achaemenid archeology.
  • Shahbazi got a BA degree in and an MA degree in East Asian archeology from SOAS.
  • Shahbazi had a doctorate degree in Achaemenid archeology from University of London.
  • Alireza Shapour Shahbazi was a lecturer in Achaemenid archeology and Iranology at Harvard University.
  • He was also a full professor of Archeology at Shiraz University and founded at Persepolis the Institute of Achaemenid Research in 1974.
  • After the Islamic revolution, he moved to the USA, firstly teaching at Columbia University and then later becoming a full professor of history in Eastern Oregon University.While employed at Columbia, Shahbazi became involved with the formation of the Encyclopædia Iranica.
  • Shahbazi, who also served as visiting associate editor until 2003, would also author 76 articles of varying topics covering the Achaemenids, Arsacids, and Sasanian periods of Iran.Shahbazi wrote numerous classic books and articles on archeology (Achaemenid, Sassanid and Islamic) in English, German, French, and the Persian language He died on 15 July 2006 after a long battle with cancer.
  • He was transferred to Shiraz and buried in the memorials surrounding the Tomb of Hafez.

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