Ehsan Yarshater

Iranian historian and linguist (1920–2018)
Person human Q924275
Ehsan Yarshater
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Ehsan Yarshater

Summary

Ehsan Yarshater is a human[1]. He was born in Hamadan[2]. He was born on April 3, 1920[3]. He died in Fresno[4]. He died on September 2, 2018[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], historian[7], university teacher[8], writer[9], and translator[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Ehsan Yarshater's place of birth was Hamadan[2].
  • Ehsan Yarshater died in Fresno[4].
  • Ehsan Yarshater was born on April 3, 1920[3].
  • Ehsan Yarshater was born on April 1920[12].
  • Ehsan Yarshater died on September 2, 2018[5].
  • Ehsan Yarshater held citizenship in Iran[13].
  • Ehsan Yarshater's professions included linguist[6].
  • Ehsan Yarshater's professions included historian[7].
  • Ehsan Yarshater worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Ehsan Yarshater's professions included writer[9].
  • Ehsan Yarshater's professions included translator[10].
  • Ehsan Yarshater worked as a lexicographer[14].
  • Ehsan Yarshater's field of work was Iranian studies[15].
  • Ehsan Yarshater's field of work was linguistics[16].
  • Ehsan Yarshater was employed by Columbia University[17].
  • Ehsan Yarshater's education included a stint at University of Tehran[18].
  • Ehsan Yarshater was educated at SOAS, University of London[19].
  • Ehsan Yarshater's religion is recorded as Baháʼí Faith[20].
  • Ehsan Yarshater is recorded as male[21].
  • Ehsan Yarshater's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Ehsan Yarshater's Commons category is recorded as Ehsan Yarshater[23].
  • The cause of death was thrombosis[24].
  • Ehsan Yarshater's given name is recorded as Eḥsan[25].
  • Ehsan Yarshater's official website is recorded as http://www.perlit.sailorsite.net/yarshater/[26].
  • Ehsan Yarshater's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[27].

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Origins and Family

Ehsan Yarshater's place of birth was Hamadan[2]. Recorded date of birth include April 3, 1920[3] and April 1920[12].

Education

Educated at University of Tehran[18], a public university[28], in Iran[29], founded in 1934[30], headquartered in University of Tehran Central Administration[31] and SOAS, University of London[19], a public research university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1916[34], headquartered in London[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], historian[7], university teacher[8], writer[9], translator[10], and lexicographer[14]. Fields of work include Iranian studies[15], an academic discipline[36] and linguistics[16], an academic discipline[37]. Among Ehsan Yarshater's employers was Columbia University[17].

Personal Life

Ehsan Yarshater's religion is recorded as Baháʼí Faith[20].

Death and Burial

Ehsan Yarshater died on September 2, 2018[5]. He passed away in Fresno[4]. The cause of death was thrombosis[24].

Why It Matters

Ehsan Yarshater ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Works attributed to him include The Cambridge History of Iran[40], a book series[41], written by Ilya Gershevitch[42].

FAQs

Where was Ehsan Yarshater born?

Ehsan Yarshater was born in Hamadan[2].

Where did Ehsan Yarshater die?

Ehsan Yarshater passed away in Fresno[4].

What did Ehsan Yarshater do for work?

Ehsan Yarshater worked as linguist[6], historian[7], university teacher[8], writer[9], and translator[10].

Where did Ehsan Yarshater go to school?

Ehsan Yarshater was educated at University of Tehran[18] and SOAS, University of London[19].

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  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  3. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [12] . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Official website http://www.perlit.sailorsite.net/yarshater/
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    Described by source Ehsan Yarshater, Iran Scholar With a Monumental Vision, Dies at 98
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