Richard Nelson Frye

Richard Nelson Frye (January 10, 1920 – March 27, 2014) was an American professor. He was the Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies at Harvard University.^[1][2] His professional areas of interest were Iranian philology and the history of Iran and Central Asia before 1000 CE.

Richard Nelson Frye
Frye and Ghirshman
Born	Richard Nelson Frye (1920-01-10)January 10, 1920 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Died	March 27, 2014(2014-03-27) (aged 94) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Illinois Harvard University
Spouse	Eden Naby
Awards	Farabi International Award Khwarizmi International Award
Scientific career
Fields	Iranian studies
Institutions	Goethe University Frankfurt University of Hamburg Shiraz University Tajik State National University Harvard University
Academic advisors	Arthur Pope Walter Bruno Henning
Notable students	Annemarie Schimmel Oleg Grabar Frank Huddle John Limbert Michael Crichton

Frye died in Boston, Massachusetts from natural causes, aged 94.

References

1. Richard Nelson Frye, Aga Khan Professor of Iranian-Emeritus Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
2. Richard Nelson Frye