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'''Charles P. Melville''' (born 10 May 1951) is a British academic who has been Professor of [[History of Iran|Persian History]] at the [[University of Cambridge]] since 2008. He is the President of the British Institute of Persian Studies. He was one of the editors of ''[[The Cambridge History of Iran]]'' (volume 7) and ''History of Literature of Iran''.<ref>{{cite web|title=CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF IRAN|url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/cambridge-history-of-iran|accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref> He was educated in childhood at [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] before reading [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and [[Persian language|Persian]] at [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]]; he went on to complete an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in [[Islamic history]] at [[SOAS]] and a [[Ph.D.]] on historical [[seismicity]] in [[Iran]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/directory/melvillecharles|title = Professor Charles Melville|date = 12 January 2018}}</ref> |
'''Charles P. Melville''' (born 10 May 1951) is a British academic who has been Professor of [[History of Iran|Persian History]] at the [[University of Cambridge]] since 2008. He is the President of the British Institute of Persian Studies. He was one of the editors of ''[[The Cambridge History of Iran]]'' (volume 7) and ''History of Literature of Iran''.<ref>{{cite web|title=CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF IRAN|url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/cambridge-history-of-iran|accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref> He was educated in childhood at [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] before reading [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and [[Persian language|Persian]] at [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]]; he went on to complete an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in [[Islamic history]] at [[SOAS]] and a [[Ph.D.]] on historical [[seismicity]] in [[Iran]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/directory/melvillecharles|title = Professor Charles Melville|date = 12 January 2018}}</ref> |
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He was a research assistant at [[Imperial College]] (1974–82) and Assistant Lecturer in Oriental Studies at Cambridge. He has been Professor of Persian History since 2008 |
He was a research assistant at [[Imperial College]] (1974–82) and Assistant Lecturer in Oriental Studies at Cambridge. He has been a Professor of Persian History since 2008<ref>{{cite web|title=Prof. Charles Melville|url=http://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/directory/melvillecharles|website=University of Cambridge|accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref> and is an [[Emeritus Fellow]] at Pembroke College.<ref>{{cite web|title=Professor Charles Melville|publisher=[[Pembroke College Cambridge]]|url=https://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/college/master-and-fellows/list-fellows/professor-charles-melville}}</ref> |
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He is married to fellow academic Dr Firuza Abdullaeva |
He is married to fellow academic Dr Firuza Abdullaeva.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/directory/melvillefiruza |title=Dr Firuza Melville — Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212005045/https://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/directory/melvillefiruza |archive-date=12 February 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==Publications== |
==Publications== |
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*Every Inch a King: Comparative studies on kings and kingship in the ancient and medieval worlds, Leiden 2012 |
*''Every Inch a King: Comparative studies on kings and kingship in the ancient and medieval worlds'', Leiden 2012 |
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*Persian Historiography. A History of Persian Literature X, London 2012. |
*''Persian Historiography. A History of Persian Literature X'', London 2012. |
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*The Russian perception of Khayyam: from text to image<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles P Melville|url=https://cambridge.academia.edu/CharlesMelville|website=Cambridge academia|accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref> |
*''The Russian perception of Khayyam: from text to image''<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles P Melville|url=https://cambridge.academia.edu/CharlesMelville|website=Cambridge academia|accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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[[Category:1951 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Iranologists]] |
[[Category:British Iranologists]] |
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[[Category:Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge]] |
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[[Category:Fellows of Pembroke College, Cambridge]] |
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Charles P. Melville | |
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| Born | 10 May 1951 London, England |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (B.A.; Ph.D.) SOAS, University of London (M.A.) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Persian history |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge Imperial College |
Charles P. Melville (born 10 May 1951) is a British academic who has been Professor of Persian History at the University of Cambridge since 2008. He is the President of the British Institute of Persian Studies. He was one of the editors of The Cambridge History of Iran (volume 7) and History of Literature of Iran.[1] He was educated in childhood at Wellington College before reading Arabic and Persian at Pembroke College, Cambridge; he went on to complete an M.A. in Islamic history at SOAS and a Ph.D. on historical seismicity in Iran.[2]
He was a research assistant at Imperial College (1974–82) and Assistant Lecturer in Oriental Studies at Cambridge. He has been a Professor of Persian History since 2008[3] and is an Emeritus Fellow at Pembroke College.[4]
He is married to fellow academic Dr Firuza Abdullaeva.[5]
Publications
[edit]- Every Inch a King: Comparative studies on kings and kingship in the ancient and medieval worlds, Leiden 2012
- Persian Historiography. A History of Persian Literature X, London 2012.
- The Russian perception of Khayyam: from text to image[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF IRAN". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Professor Charles Melville". 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Prof. Charles Melville". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Professor Charles Melville". Pembroke College Cambridge.
- ^ "Dr Firuza Melville — Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies". Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Charles P Melville". Cambridge academia. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
