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| Rochan Mavaddat is a Jewish Baha'i |
Dear Friends,
Dr. Ehsán YÁRSHÁTER, Founder of "Encyclopædia Iranica", Professor at Columbia University, born in 1920 in Iran in a Baha'i family (he was the first cousin of my mother), died on 2 September 2018 in United States, where he settled after leaving Iran.
The surname "YARSHATER" was given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá to his father.
Encyclopædia Iranica is a major project – started in Iran, in 1974, before the Islamic Revolution – of the Center for Iranian Studies at Columbia University to create an encyclopedia in English about History, Civilization and Culture. of Iran (Persia), from prehistory to modern times.
This encyclopedia will have some 30 volumes, fifteen of which have already been published. It is the largest research work on Iranology, bringing together the academic knowledge of the Persian language and the civilization of the Plateau of the Iran and surrounding areas.
This encyclopedia contains many articles on the historical personalities of the Bahá'í Faith.
Professor Ehsán YARSHATER can be considered one of the greatest Iranian scholars of recent decades.
God bless his soul !
With Loving Greetings,
Dr. Ehsán YÁRSHÁTER, Founder of "Encyclopædia Iranica", Professor at Columbia University, born in 1920 in Iran in a Baha'i family (he was the first cousin of my mother), died on 2 September 2018 in United States, where he settled after leaving Iran.
The surname "YARSHATER" was given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá to his father.
Encyclopædia Iranica is a major project – started in Iran, in 1974, before the Islamic Revolution – of the Center for Iranian Studies at Columbia University to create an encyclopedia in English about History, Civilization and Culture. of Iran (Persia), from prehistory to modern times.
This encyclopedia will have some 30 volumes, fifteen of which have already been published. It is the largest research work on Iranology, bringing together the academic knowledge of the Persian language and the civilization of the Plateau of the Iran and surrounding areas.
This encyclopedia contains many articles on the historical personalities of the Bahá'í Faith.
Professor Ehsán YARSHATER can be considered one of the greatest Iranian scholars of recent decades.
God bless his soul !
With Loving Greetings,
Rochan MAVADDAT
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