Charles P. Melville
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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]
Charles P. Melville | |
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Born | (1951-05-10) 10 May 1951 (age 72) 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 |
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]
He is married to fellow academic Dr Firuza Abdullaeva.[4]