Ahmad Tafazzoli

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Ahmad Tafazzoli (1937 Isfahan - January 15, 1997) (Persian: احمد تفضلی‎ ) was a prominent persian Iranist and master of ancient Iranian literature and culture.

Prof. Dr. Tafazzoli was a faculty member of Tehran University.

In January 1997, Professor Ahmad Tafazzoli was found dead in Punak, a suburb northwest of Tehran. He was known to have contacts with many Iranian academics working abroad, and many of his colleagues believed that the authorities were behind his death. While the precise circumstances remained unclear, Tafazzoli's death created a climate of fear at the university and discouraged criticism of the government.[1]

[edit] See also

• Persian literature
• Iranistics

Other notable Iranologists:

• Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub
• Alireza Shapour Shahbazi
• Richard Nelson Frye
• Ehsan Yarshater
• Mehrdad Bahar

[edit] Further reading

• The Spirit of Wisdom: Menog I Xrad : Essays in Memory of Ahmad Tafazzoli ISBN 1-56859-146-2

[edit] External link

• 47 victims of political killings in Iran to UN Human Rights High Commissioner