Appropriately referred to as “dean of the world’s Iranists” by other scholars, Richard
Nelson Frye established the Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Aga Khan Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies at Harvard University, he taught at Harvard from 1948-1990 and wrote more than twenty books and over 150 articles about ancient Iranian culture. Frye’s last book, Greater Iran: A 20th Century Odyssey, a memoir, maps the course of modern Middle Eastern Studies’ evolution at U.S. campuses. He passed on March 27, 2014 at his home.
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