Edward William West (1824-1905), usually styled E. W. West, was a scholarly English engineer, orientalist, and translator of Zoroastrian texts. He was educated at
King's College London
King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...
. He prepared five volumes of
Pahlavi
Pahlavi may refer to:
Iranian royalty
*Seven Parthian clans, ruling Parthian families during the Sasanian Empire
*Pahlavi dynasty, the ruling house of Imperial State of Persia/Iran from 1925 until 1979
**Reza Shah, Reza Shah Pahlavi (1878–1944 ...
texts (the ''Marvels of
Zoroastrianism'') for Prof.
Max Müller's monumental
Sacred Books of the East series, published from the years 1880 to 1897.
References
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1824 births
1905 deaths
Alumni of King's College London
British Indologists
Zoroastrian studies scholars
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