John R. Perry (orientalist)

John R. Perry
Born1942
EducationCambridge University (Pembroke College) (PhD)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago

John R. Perry (born 1942) is an American linguist and Professor of Persian Emeritus at the University of Chicago. He is known for his works on Persian and Tajik linguistics and culture.[1][2][3]

Books

  • Karim Khan Zand, A History of Iran 1747-1779, University of Chicago Press, 1979, translated into Persian, 1986, and Kurdish, 2005
  • A Tajik Persian Reference Grammar, Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2005

References

  1. ^ "Humanities Emeritus Professor Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Advancing Persian Literature and Linguistics | Division of the Humanities". humanities.uchicago.edu.
  2. ^ "John R. Perry. Karim Khan Zand: A History of Iran, 1747–1779. (Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, number 12.) Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1979. Pp. xi, 340. $12.50". The American Historical Review. February 1981. doi:10.1086/ahr/86.1.189. ISSN 1937-5239.
  3. ^ Burrell, R. N. (February 1982). "John R. Perry: Karim Khan Zand: a history of Iran, 1747–1779. (Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, No. 12.) [xi], 340 pp., map [on endpapers]. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1979. $15.65. £8.75". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 45 (1): 177–178. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00054677.
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