Ahmad Tafazzoli

Ahmad Tafazzoli (December 16, 1937, Isfahan – January 15, 1997, Tehran) (Persian: احمد تفضلی‎) was a prominent Iranian Iranist and professor of ancient Iranian languages and culture at Tehran University.[1]

Ahmad Tafazzoli
Prominent Iranian Iranist
Native name
Persian: احمد تفضلی‎
BornDecember 16, 1937
Isfahan
DiedJanuary 1997 (aged 59)
OccupationWriter, Iranologist
NationalityIranian

One of his most important books is Pre-Islamic Persian Literature. Jaleh Amouzegar contributed in editing it.

In January 1997, Ahmad Tafazzoli was found dead[2] in Punak, a suburb northwest of Tehran. He was known to have contacts with Iranian academics working abroad, and many of his colleagues believed that the authorities were behind his death, as part of the chain murders of Iran. While the precise circumstances remained unclear, Tafazzoli's death created a climate of fear at the university and discouraged criticism of the government.[3]

See also

Other notable Iranologists:

References
  1. Philippe Gignoux, "TAFAŻŻOLI, AḤMAD", Encyclopaedia Iranica Online
  2. Newton, Michael (2009). The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438119144.
  3. "Human Rights Watch World Report 1998". Human Rights Watch. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved October 9, 2007.

Further reading
  • The Spirit of Wisdom: Menog I Xrad : Essays in Memory of Ahmad Tafazzoli ISBN 1-56859-146-2


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