Jaleh Amouzgar | |
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 Amouzgar in Tehran, 2013 | |
| Born | Jaleh Amouzgar Yeganeh ژاله آموزگار یگانه (1939-12-04)4 December 1939 (age 86) |
| Occupation | Writer, University professor |
| Notable awards | Chevalier of theLegion of Honor andPersian Cypress Award[1] |
Jaleh AmouzgarL.d'H. (Persian:ژاله آموزگار; born December 4, 1939) is anIranologist, an expert of theMiddle Persian language, and a university professor.
Amouzgar holds aPh.D. fromSorbonne University inIranistics (Iranian linguistics).[2] She is currently chairman of the department ofAncient Iranian Culture and Languages at theTehran University.[3]
Amouzgar, in collaboration withAhmad Tafazzoli, has contributed significantly to Ancient Iranian studies and the history of literature in ancient Iran. She has also associated with theEncyclopædia Iranica project atColumbia University.[4]
She has been awarded the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor[5] and Persian Cypress Award (an Iranian Cultural Heritage Prize) in 2016.[2]
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