Leonardo Alishan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Leonardo Alishan

writer, scholar, translator

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1951

Place of Birth: Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Date of Death: 08-Jan-2005

Profession: poet, translator, faculty member

Nationality: Iran

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Leonardo Alishan

  • Leonardo Paul Alishan (1951–2005) was an Armenian-Iranian writer, scholar, and translator.
  • He was a professor of Persian and Comparative Literature at the University of Utah from 1978-1997.
  • His published works include three collections of poetry, a book of short stories, and many scholarly articles.
  • His translations included works by Nima Yushij, Mehdi Akhavan-Sales, Jalal Al-e Ahmad, and Ahmad Shamlu who dedicated one of his poems to Alishan.
  • He was a member of the Armenian Catholic minority.

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