About Ali Sami Shirazi
Lived 1910 – 1989 (aged 78–79). Ali Sami Shirazi was an Iranian archaeologist, head teacher, municipal clerk, essayist, historian and professor.
Ali Sami Shirazi (1910–1989) (Alī Sāmī) was an Iranian teacher, archaeologist, and author in Iran. He was director of the Scientific Bureau of Persepolis from 1941 until 1961. He also conducted excavations at Pasagardae. He authored guidebooks on Shiraz and Persepolis.
Sami worked under André Godard and later with Mohammad Taqi Mustafavi, director generals of the Iranian General Office of Archaeology.
His book on Persepolis was translated by R. N. Sharp, an English reverend and "oriental" scholar who spent more tham 3 decades in Persia.
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Who was Ali Sami Shirazi?
Iranian archaeologist
When was Ali Sami Shirazi born?
Ali Sami Shirazi was born in 1910 in Shiraz.
When did Ali Sami Shirazi die?
Ali Sami Shirazi died on 13 August 1989 in Shiraz.
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Ali Sami Shirazi was an archaeologist, head teacher, municipal clerk, essayist, historian and professor.
What nationality was Ali Sami Shirazi?
Ali Sami Shirazi was Iranian.
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