Roman Ghirshman
Roman Ghirshman was a French anthropologist, archaeologist, art historian, explorer, photographer and university teacher (1895–1979). He was born in Kharkiv and died in Budapest.
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Roman Ghirshman
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- Born
- 1895
- Died
- 1979
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- anthropologist · archaeologist · art historian · explorer · photographer · university teacher
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Roman Ghirshman was a French anthropologist, archaeologist, art historian, explorer, photographer and university teacher (1895–1979). He was born in Kharkiv and died in Budapest.
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1895
Roman Ghirshman was born in 1895.
1966
Tchoga Zanbil (Dur-Untash)... par R. Ghirshman is dated 1966.
1971
Fouilles de Châpour, publiées sous la direction de R. Ghirshman is dated 1971.
1979
Roman Ghirshman died at Budapest.
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scholarly publication
- <i>The Arts of Ancient Iran</i>. By Roman Ghirshman, American Journal of Archaeology, 1965
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 1965
- GHIRSHMAN, ROMAN, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online
Scholarly · Crossref registry
- L. Martinez Sève. s.v. « Ghirshman, Roman ». Eir X, 6, pp. 583-586, Abstracta Iranica, 2003
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2003
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- “Roman Ghirshman”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1386600: Roman Ghirshman
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scholarly publication
<i>The Arts of Ancient Iran</i>. By Roman Ghirshman, American Journal of Archaeology, 1965Crossref registry
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GHIRSHMAN, ROMAN, Encyclopaedia Iranica OnlineCrossref registry
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L. Martinez Sève. s.v. « Ghirshman, Roman ». Eir X, 6, pp. 583-586, Abstracta Iranica, 2003Crossref registry
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Recorded position is president. He belonged to Association pour l'avancement des études iraniennes and Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. He worked at Paris and Iran. Ghirshman received Charles Lang Freer Medal.
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