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Jaleh Amouzgar ( fa, ژاله آموزگار, born 4 December 1939 in 
Biography of Jaleh Amouzgar
Iranian Iranologists Linguists of Persian Grammarians of Persian Linguists from Iran Iranian grammarians 20th-century Iranian historians University of Paris alumni Academic staff of the University of Tehran 1939 births People from Khoy Living people Iranian women academics Iranian expatriates in France {{Iran-linguist-stub
Khoy
Khoy (Persian and az, خوی; ; ; also Romanized as Khoi), is a city and capital of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2012 census, its population was 200,985.
Khoy is located north of the province's capital and largest city ...
, West Azerbaijan) is an Iranologist
Iranian studies ( fa, ايرانشناسی '), also referred to as Iranology and Iranistics, is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the research and study of the civilization, history, literature, art and culture of Iranian peoples. It ...
and a university professor.
Life
Amouzgar holds aPh.D.
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from Sorbonne University
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in Iranistics
Iranian studies ( fa, ايرانشناسی '), also referred to as Iranology and Iranistics, is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the research and study of the civilization, history, literature, art and culture of Iranian peoples. It ...
(Iranian linguistics). She is currently chairman of the department of ''Ancient Iranian Culture and Languages'' at the Tehran University.
Prof. Amouzgar, in collaboration with Prof. Ahmad Tafazzoli
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, has contributed significantly to ''Ancient Iranian studies'' and the history of literature in ancient Iran. She has also associated with the ''Encyclopædia Iranica
''Encyclopædia Iranica'' is a project whose goal is to create a comprehensive and authoritative English language encyclopedia about the history, culture, and civilization of Iranian peoples from prehistory to modern times.
Scope
The ''Encyc ...
'' project at Columbia University
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.
She has won numerous awards including Chevalier of the Legion of Honor and Persian Cypress Award (an Iranian Cultural Heritage Prize) in 2016.
Works
*''Zoroastrian myth of life'' *''Pahlavi language, literature and instructions'' *''Mythological history of Iran'' *''The first samples and the first man on legendary Iranian Shahriyar'' (translation) *''Le Cinquieme Livre Du Denkard'', Ahmad Tafazzuli (Translator), Peeters, 2001-01-01,See also
*Iranistics
Iranian studies ( fa, ايرانشناسی '), also referred to as Iranology and Iranistics, is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the research and study of the civilization, history, literature, art and culture of Iranian peoples. It ...
*Persian culture
The culture of Iran () or culture of PersiaYarshater, Ehsa, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) is among the most influential in the world. Iran, also known as Persia, is widely considered to be one of the cradles of civilization. Due t ...
*List of famous Persian women
This is a list of Iranian women, of all Iranian ethnic backgrounds, including both women born in Iran and women that are of the Iranian diaspora.
Nobel laureates
* Shirin Ebadi (born 1947), 2003 Nobel Laureate (Peace)
Scientists and engin ...
References
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Biography of Jaleh Amouzgar
Iranian Iranologists Linguists of Persian Grammarians of Persian Linguists from Iran Iranian grammarians 20th-century Iranian historians University of Paris alumni Academic staff of the University of Tehran 1939 births People from Khoy Living people Iranian women academics Iranian expatriates in France {{Iran-linguist-stub