1918 - 2008
Jafar Shahidi Iranian Writer
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Details
| First Name |
Jafar
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| Last Name |
Shahidi
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1917
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| Birthplace |
Borujerd, Iran
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| Died |
13th January, 2008
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| Place of Death |
Tehran, Iran
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| Nationality |
Iranian
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| Occupation Text |
Islamic Historian, Distinguished professor and scholar of Persian Literature, President and Editor-in-Chief of Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, Founder of the International Center for Persian Studies
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| Occupation |
Writer
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Jafar Shahidi known as Seyed Jafar Shahidi (Persian: سید جعفر شهیدی; March 21, 1919 in Borujerd, Iran – January 13, 2008 in Tehran) was a distinguished scholar of the Persian language and literature, and a renowned historian of Islam. Born in Boroujerd, Lorestan Province, Iran, Shahidi dedicated his life to Persian studies, acting as the director of the Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute and International Center for Persian Studies (ICPS), serving as the Dean of the Faculty of Literature and Humanities at the University of Tehran (UT), and mastering the fields of jurisprudence and Islamic history. As a member of the Faculty of Literature and Humanities at the University of Tehran, Shahidi specialized in the study of Persian language and literature as well as Islamic theology, jurisprudence, and history.
