Bert Fragner

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

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

Career

He was director of the Institute of Iranian Studies of the Austrian Academy of Sciences from 2003 - 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. Mahmud 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]

References

  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 (in Persian)

Bibliography

  • 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.