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'''Charles P. Melville''' is a |
'''Charles P. Melville''' is a [[British]] academic who has been Professor of [[Persian History]] at [[University of Cambridge]] since 2008. He was one 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>https://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/directory/melvillecharles</ref>. |
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| ⚫ | He was a research assistant in [[Imperial College]] (1974–82) and Assistant Lecturer in Oriental Studies in Cambridge. He has been 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> |
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He was born on 10 May 1951. He was educated at [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] and [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]] (1969–72). |
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He is married to fellow academic Dr Firuza Abdullaeva<ref>https://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/directory/melvillefiruza</ref>, and they have two daughters: Josephine<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephine-melville-a7393843</ref> and Charlotte. |
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==Publications== |
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Charles P. Melville | |
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| Born | 10 May 1951 |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (B.A.; Ph.D.) SOAS, University of London (M.A.) |
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| Fields | Persian history |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge Imperial College |
Charles P. Melville is a British academic who has been Professor of Persian History at University of Cambridge since 2008. He was one 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 in Imperial College (1974–82) and Assistant Lecturer in Oriental Studies in Cambridge. He has been Professor of Persian history since 2008.[3]
He is married to fellow academic Dr Firuza Abdullaeva[4], and they have two daughters: Josephine[5] and Charlotte.
Publications
- 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
References
- ^ "CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF IRAN". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ https://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/directory/melvillecharles
- ^ "Prof. Charles Melville". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ https://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/directory/melvillefiruza
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephine-melville-a7393843
- ^ "Charles P Melville". Cambridge academia. Retrieved 17 November 2016.