Concordia University presents Richard N. Frye, Aga Khan Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies, Harvard University

The Iranian Studies Program of Concordia University is pleased to present:

Richard N. Frye, Agha Khan Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies, Harvard University

Iranian Civilisation Through the Ages

When: Saturday, Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m.
Where: De Seve Cinema, 1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd., West.

Free and open to the public.

Professor Richard Frye, Agha Khan Professor Iranian Studies at Harvard University and founder of the Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies, is renowned as a scholar of Iranian civilisation in the broad sense, from ancient to modern times, from the Zoroastrian through the Islamic periods, and from Turkey through Central Asia.

A historian and philologist, Frye has employed his knowledge of Persian and a range of ancient Iranian languages, along with Russian, German, Arabic, French, Pashto, Uzbek and Turkish, to produce ground-breaking scholarship related to the history, culture, and civilisations of Iranic lands.

For more information, visit the Iranian Studies website.

Source: http://news.concordia.ca/faculties/013412.shtml

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  1. I’m an associate Prof. in Persian Language and Literature, I’d like to send a message to Prof.Richard Frye.If possible please let me know his email address.
    Thank you

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