Ali Reza Shapour Shahbazi (Persian: علیرضا شاپور شهبازی)
Born
(1942-09-04)September 4, 1942
Shiraz, Iran
Died
July 15, 2006(2006-07-15) (aged 63)
Washington D.C., United States
Resting place
Hafezieh
Nationality
Iranian
Scientific career
Fields
School of Oriental and African Studies
Institutions
Shiraz University University of Göttingen University of Tehran Harvard University Columbia University
Alireza Shapour Shahbazi (4 September 1942 Shiraz[1] - 15 July 2006 Walla Walla, Washington[1]) (Persian: علیرضا شاپور شهبازی) was a prominent Persian archaeologist, Iranologist and a world expert on Achaemenid archaeology. Shahbazi got a BA degree in and an MA degree in East Asian archaeology from SOAS. Shahbazi had a doctorate degree in Achaemenid archaeology from University of London.[1] Alireza Shapour Shahbazi was a lecturer in Achaemenid archaeology and Iranology at Harvard University.[2] He was also a full professor of archaeology at Shiraz University and founded at Persepolis the Institute of Achaemenid Research in 1974.[1] After the Islamic revolution, he moved to the US, firstly teaching at Columbia University[1] and then later becoming a full professor of history in Eastern Oregon University.[2]
While employed at Columbia, Shahbazi became involved with the formation of the Encyclopædia Iranica.[2] 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.[2]
Shahbazi wrote numerous classic books and articles on archaeology (Achaemenid, Sassanian and Islamic) in English, German, French, and the Persian language He died on 15 July 2006 after a long battle with cancer.[3] He was transferred to Shiraz and buried in the memorials surrounding the Tomb of Hafez (Tomb of Hafez).[2]
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introduced by Roland Grubb Kent in 1953. Manfred Mayrhofer (1978), AlirezaShapourShahbazi (1985) and Rüdiger Schmitt (2000) have expanded and modified it...
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she was pregnant. This story has been challenged: according to AlirezaShapourShahbazi, it is unlikely that Shapur was crowned as king while still in...
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before moving to Tehran to study German language and literature. AlirezaShapourShahbazi, Persian archaeologist, Iranologist and a world expert on Achaemenid...
being reported in other sources. According to the Iranologist AlirezaShapourShahbazi, "one may only surmise that it is probably a reflection of Hormozd's...
of Timur. New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc. p. 238. OCLC 1044046. AlirezaShapourShahbazi; Lutz Richter-Bernburg. GONDĒŠĀPUR. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored...
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Fellow, Director of Silicon Technology at IBM's Watson's Laboratory AlirezaShapourShahbazi, lecturer in Achaemenid archeology and Iranology at Harvard University...
during the existence of the Kingdom of Cappadocia. The Iranologist AlirezaShapourShahbazi notes that in all likelihood Ariaramneia was named after and founded...
{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help) Pourshariati 2008, p. 49. Shahbazi, AlirezaShapour (1993). "The Parthian Origins of the House of Rustam". Bulletin...
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Translated by Shahram Jalilian, Tehran: Toos Publication, 2011. AlirezaShapourShahbazi, An Essay About a symbol of the Achaemenid؛ Ahvrhmzda, Khvrnh or...
named "sharingan" in order to wipe out all evil from the world ShapourShahbazi, Alireza. "IRAJ". Iranica website. Retrieved 2014-03-30. Shahnameh in Persian...
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