Michael Axworthy

Michael George Andrew Axworthy (born September 26, 1962 in Woking - † March 16, 2019 ) was a British scientist and writer who headed the Iran department of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 1998 to 2000 .

In addition to the publication of non-fiction books, he had made contributions to Prospect and The Independent and to the weekly radio program Start the Week on BBC Radio 4 .

In 2008 he became director of the Center for Persian and Iranian Studies (CPIS) , which was founded at the time and is located at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter . In March 2019, he succumbed to cancer.

Fonts

The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah , from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant , Tauris, London 2006, ISBN 1-85043-706-8
Empire of the Mind: A History of Iran (Hurst Books; November 2007),

New edition as Penguin paperback Iran: Empire of the Mind. (November 2008)

Iran: Empire of the Mind. A History from Zoroaster to the Present Day , Penguin 2008, ISBN 0-14-103629-X
- German: Iran: world empire of the spirit. From Zoroaster to today , translated by Gennaro Ghirardelli, supplemented, updated and revised edition, Wagenbach, Berlin 2011, ISBN 3-8031-3636-9

Web links

Michael Axworthy on the University of Exeter, accessed June 4, 2011
CPIS website , accessed on June 4, 2011
Michael-Axworthy , Monocle, Volume 1, December 9, 2007 issue

Individual evidence

↑ Michael Axworthy, diplomat who became one of the world's leading authorities on Iran - obituary. April 3, 2019, accessed April 6, 2019 .
↑ Willem Floor: PRE-20TH CENTURY HISTORY: Nadir Shah's Quest for Legitimacy in Post-Safavid Iran . In: Middle East Journal . 61, No. 1, January 2007, pp. 178-9.
↑ Willem Floor: The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant. (Review) . In: Middle East Journal . 61, No. 4, January 2007, pp. 748-9.
↑ Book review: Iran: Empire of the Mind , Scotland On Sunday. November 16, 2008.
↑ Boyd Tonkin: Iran: Empire of the Mind, By Michael Axworthy , The Independent . February 27, 2009.
↑ Opinions: NewLibrary Books , Grand Forks Herald. August 31, 2008.
↑ Wolfgang Günter Lerch : Michael Axworthy: Iran - World Empire of Spirit - You have trampled the power of light . In: FAZ.NET , February 23, 2012. Accessed May 7, 2013.
↑ Carsten Hueck: Mullah State and High Culture - Michael Axworthy "Iran World Empire of Spirit" . Deutschlandradio Kultur . December 19, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2013.

personal data
SURNAME	Axworthy, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Axworthy, Michael George Andrew (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British scientist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH	September 26, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH	Woking
DATE OF DEATH	16th March 2019

[1] Michael Axworthy, diplomat who became one of the world's leading authorities on Iran - obituary. April 3, 2019, accessed April 6, 2019 .

[2] Willem Floor: PRE-20TH CENTURY HISTORY: Nadir Shah's Quest for Legitimacy in Post-Safavid Iran . In: Middle East Journal . 61, No. 1, January 2007, pp. 178-9.

[3] Willem Floor: The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant. (Review) . In: Middle East Journal . 61, No. 4, January 2007, pp. 748-9.

[4] Book review: Iran: Empire of the Mind , Scotland On Sunday. November 16, 2008.

[5] Boyd Tonkin: Iran: Empire of the Mind, By Michael Axworthy , The Independent . February 27, 2009.

[6] Opinions: NewLibrary Books , Grand Forks Herald. August 31, 2008.

[7] Wolfgang Günter Lerch : Michael Axworthy: Iran - World Empire of Spirit - You have trampled the power of light . In: FAZ.NET , February 23, 2012. Accessed May 7, 2013.

[8] Carsten Hueck: Mullah State and High Culture - Michael Axworthy "Iran World Empire of Spirit" . Deutschlandradio Kultur . December 19, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2013.