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Roman Ghirshman

French archaeologist and art historian of Ukrainian origin (1895–1979)
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Roman Ghirshman
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
October 3, 1895
Date of death
September 5, 1979
Place of birth
Kharkiv
Place of death
Budapest
Country of citizenship
France[11]
Occupation
anthropologist, archaeologist, art historian, explorer, photographer, university teacher[12]
Position held
president[13]
Award received
Charles Lang Freer Medal[14]
Work location
Paris, Iran[19][20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[22]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[25]
Floruit
1950[21]
Given name
Roman[18]
Has works in the collection
National Museum of World Cultures[24]
Member of
Association pour l'avancement des études iraniennes, Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres[15][16]
Name in native language
Roman Ghirshman[23]
Place of burial
Cimetière parisien de Bagneux[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en R. Ghirsman en R. Ghirshman en Roman Ghirshman de Ghirshman fa رومن گیرشمن fa پروفسور گیرشمن fa رومن گریشمن fa گیرشمن fi R. Ghirshman fi R. Ghirsman he רומן גירשמן ja ロマン・ギルシュマン nl R. Ghirsman nl R. Ghirshman pt R. Ghirshman pt R. Ghirsman ru Гиршман, Роман ru Роман Гиршман ru Роман Михайлович Гиршман uk Гіршман Роман
🔖 Identifiers · 53
ISNI
0000000083444440
VIAF cluster ID
69027847
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50035093
GND ID
1028971389
American Academy in Rome ID
12410893
Babelio author ID
317590
Biblioteca Franco Serantini ID
9499
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
124638307
CTHS person ID
121303
CiNii Research ID
1140563741602395264
DDB person (GND) ID
1028971389
Dizionario biografico online degli anarchici italiani ID
7605
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EBAF authority ID
13489
Encyclopædia Britannica contributor ID
1060
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
roman-ghirshman
FAST ID
11919
FranceArchives agent ID
301188556
Freebase ID
/m/06pcvt
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2362494
IdRef ID
033819475
Iranica ID
ghirshman
IxTheo authority ID
732066514
J9U entity ID
987007261607705171
KBR person ID
14217486
Libris-URI
jgvz31f23r0h36g
Museum-digital person/organization ID
119532
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00752764
NDL Authority ID
00440824
NMVW ID
66703
NUKAT ID
n2004032367
National Library of Latvia ID
000206890
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810585347005606
National Library of Portugal ID
374131
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX834906
National Virtual Library of India ID
419040
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073382078
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095850670
Parsifal cluster ID
63574
Persons of Indian Studies ID
2243
Persée author ID
163336, 365021
Pontifical Urbaniana University ID
147533
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
31663
Prabook ID
1928308
SBN author ID
RAVV029156
SELIBR ID
323432
SHARE Catalogue author ID
157775
SNAC ARK ID
w67208pz
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
13512
Treccani ID
roman-ghirshman
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
23359, 337383
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/126715
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJg4jCkXyWc8wTKRtcwKVC
Yale LUX ID
person/fe0ead5d-ab30-42e8-b2b0-852889bf22a2

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
photographer, archaeologist, explorer, anthropologist, art historian
Work location 2
Iran, Paris
Award received 1
Charles Lang Freer Medal
Country of citizenship 1
France
Given name 1
Roman
Has works in the collection 1
National Museum of World Cultures
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Member of 1
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
Place of birth 1
Kharkiv
Place of burial 1
Cimetière parisien de Bagneux
Place of death 1
Budapest
Position held 1
president
Sex or gender 1
male
← Director of archaeological fieldwork 1
Tepe Sialk
← Discoverer or inventor 1
Bishapur
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Summary

Roman Ghirshman was born on October 3, 1895[1], in Kharkiv[2]. He died on September 5, 1979[3], in Budapest[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], archaeologist[6], art historian[7], explorer[8], and photographer[9].

Why It Matters

Roman Ghirshman is credited with the discovery of Bishapur[26], a historic city[27], in Iran[28], founded in 0226[29].

FAQs

Where was Roman Ghirshman born?

Roman Ghirshman's place of birth was Kharkiv[2].

Where did Roman Ghirshman die?

Roman Ghirshman died in Budapest[4].

What did Roman Ghirshman do for work?

Roman Ghirshman worked as an anthropologist[5], archaeologist[6], art historian[7], explorer[8], and photographer[9].

What awards did Roman Ghirshman receive?

Honors received include Charles Lang Freer Medal[14].

What did Roman Ghirshman discover?

Roman Ghirshman is credited as discoverer of Bishapur[26].

Related Entities

France Iran

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . studiairanica.com. studiairanica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . aibl.fr. Retrieved . aibl.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . NMVW-collection website. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pontifical Urbaniana University ID → 147533
    "Created claim: Pontifical Urbaniana University ID: 147533, batch #260429"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → anthropologist, archaeologist, art historian +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31719: import P21 and P106 from GND (16)"
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