Edmund Herzig
British professor, historian, and author (born 1958)
About Edmund Herzig
Born 1958. Edmund Herzig is a British iranologist, orientalist and university teacher.
Edmund Martin Herzig (born February 1958) is a British professor, historian, and author. He is currently the Soudavar Professor of Persian Studies, he is part of the faculty of Oriental studies at the University of Oxford, and also has served (1988β2006) as a lecturer in Iranian studies at the University of Manchester. His principal areas of research are the histories of Iran, the Caucasus, Armenia, and the Armenian people with an emphasis on the Armenians of Iran.
Education Herzig received his BA in Russian and Persian from the University of Cambridge, while he received his DPhil in Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford. His graduation thesis was entitled 'The Armenian Merchants of New Julfa, Isfahan: A Study in Pre-Modern Asian Trade'.
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British professor, historian, and author (born 1958)
When was Edmund Herzig born?
Edmund Herzig was born on 14 February 1958.
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Edmund Herzig is an iranologist, orientalist and university teacher.
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Edmund Herzig is British.
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