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Bert Fragner

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Bert Fragner
Born(1941-11-27)November 27, 1941
DiedDecember 16, 2021(2021-12-16) (aged 80)
Occupation(s)Vienna, Austria
Known forIranologist

Bert G. Fragner (27 November 1941 – 16 December 2021) was an Austrian Iranologist.

Career

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He was director of the Institute of Iranian Studies of the Austrian Academy of Sciences from 2003 to 2010. Before Fragner taught Iranology at the University of Bamberg from 1984 – 2003. He made several research trips to Central Asia.[1]

On 16 July 2010, Fragner was awarded the Dr. Mahmoud Afshar Prize at the Academy of Sciences in Vienna, for helping to promote Persian and Iranian culture and history.[2]

Fragner died on 16 December 2021, at the age of 80.[3]

Bibliography (selected)

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  • 1979: Persische Memoirenliteratur als Quelle zur neueren Geschichte Irans (Freiburger Islamstudien) (German). Steiner. ISBN 3515027319[4]
  • 1994: From the Caucasus to the Roof of the World: a culinary adventure. London. ISBN 1850437424[5]
  • 1999: Die Persophonie. Regionalität, Identität und Sprachkontakt in der Geschichte Asiens (German). Traugott Bautz. ISBN 978-3959480284[6]

References

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  1. ^ Charles Perry (1992-06-25). "The James Beard of Uzbek Cuisine". Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Iran Awards Austrian Iranologist". Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  3. ^ برت فراگنر درگذشت ISNA website, on 16 December 2021 (Persian)
  4. ^ amazon.de Retrieved: 28 October 2023
  5. ^ fis.uni-bamberg.de Retrieved: 28 October 2023
  6. ^ amazon.de Retrieved: 28 October 2023

Bibliography

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  • Fragner, Bert G. (1999). Die Persophonie: Regionalität, Identität und Sprachkontakt in der Geschichte Asiens. Berlin: Das Arabische Buch. ISBN 3860932292.
  • Fragner, Bert G. (2000). "From the Caucasus to the Roof of the World: a culinary adventure". In Sami Zubaida and Richard Tapper: A Taste of Thyme: Culinary Cultures of the Middle East (2nd ed.). London & New York: Tauris Parke Paperbacks. ISBN 1-86064-603-4.