Mohammad-Amin Riahi
Mohammad-Amin Riahi ( Persian محمدامین ریاحی; * June 1, 1923 in Choi ; † May 15, 2009 in Tehran ) was an Iranian literary scholar , historian and politician .
Life
Riahi received his doctorate from the University of Tehran in the department of Persian literature under Badiozzaman Forouzanfar . In addition to several cultural positions, Riahi was a professor at the same university, founding member and later President of the Shahnameh Foundation (1971-1979), Vice-Chairman of the Iranian Academy of Literature and Arts and Iranian Minister of Education (1979).
Riahi was co-author of the Dehchodas Lexicon and the Encyclopædia Iranica and author and editor of several specialist books. He is known for his research on the Shahnameh and Ferdowsi , Hafiz , and on Old Azerbaijani . He published critical editions of some of the most important classical works of Persian literature such as Mersad-al-ebad and Nozhat-al-majalis . A selection of his specialist articles published over a period of 60 years are summarized in the book Forty essays on language, literature and history of Iran .
Fonts (selection)
Critical Editions of Persian Literature
- Jahan-Nameh , Mohammad ibn Najib Bakran (1963)
- Meftah-al-Moamelat , Mohammad ibn Ayub Tabari (1970)
- Mersad-al-ebad , Nadschmuddin Daya Razi (1973)
- Alamaraye Naderi , Mohammad-Kazem Marvi (1983)
- Nozhat-al-majalis , Jamal Khalil Sharvani (1996)
Reference books
- Kisai Marvazi, his life and poetry. (1988)
- Poetry and thoughts of Hafiz. (1988)
- Persian language and literature in Ottoman territory. (1990)
- A History of Khoy. (1993)
- Early sources on Ferdowsi and Shahnameh. (1993)
- Ferdowsi, his life, thoughts and poetry. (1996)
- Forty essays on language, literature and history of Iran. (2000)
Web links
- Moḥammad Esteʿlāmi: “Riahi, Mohammad Amin”. In: Encyclopaedia Iranica .
- Literature by and about Mohammad-Amin Riahi in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Literature by and about Mohammad-Amin Riahi in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Mohammad-Amin Riahi in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mohammad Este'lāmi: "Riahi, Mohammad Amin". In: Encyclopaedia Iranica .
- ^ Literary Scholar Riahi Dies. Iran Daily, September 17, 2009 ( Memento of May 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Riahi, Mohammad-Amin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rīyāḥī, Muḥammad-Amīn; Riahi, Muhammad Amin; Rīyāḥī, Muḥammad A .; Muḥammad Amīn Riyāḥī; Riyahi, Mohammad Amin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iranian humanities scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Choy |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 15, 2009 |
| Place of death | Tehran |