Iraj Afshar - Biographical Timeline

Biographical Timeline

  • 1925: Birth in Tehran, Iran (Father: Dr. Mahmoud Afshar, Mother: Nosrat Barazandeh)
  • 1933–1945: Attended Zoroastrian Shāpour Secondary School and Firouz-Bahrām High School in Tajrish, Tehran
  • 1944–1946: Manager of Ayandeh Journal
  • 1945: Received Diploma in Literature
  • 1945: Marriage to Shayesteh Afsharieh
  • 1945–1949: Attended University of Tehran majoring in Law, thesis: Minorities in Iran
  • 1946–1955: Collaboration with jahān-e now (New World) Journal (Editor in Chief: Hossein Hejazi)
  • 1950: Employed by Ministry of Culture and Education as educator at Sharif High School and Gharib High School
  • 1951–1960: Librarian – Law Library of University of Tehran – with encouragement from Dr. Mohsen Sabah and Mohammad-Taqi Danesh-Pajouh
  • 1952–1953: Editor-in-Chief of Mehr Journal (licensee: Majeed Movaqqar)
  • 1952-2011: Founder and Managing Editor of farhang-e Irānzamin Journal (in association with Mohammad-Taqi Danesh-Pajouh, Manoucher Sotoudeh, Mostafa Mogharrabi, Abbas Zaryab Khoyee)
  • 1963–1966: Publication of ketābhāy-e Iran (Books of Iran) (Annual bibliography)
  • 1954–1956: Editor-in-Chief of Sokhan Journal (licensee: Dr. Parviz Natel-Khanlari)
  • 1955–1961: Director ketābhāy-e māh (Books of the Month) Journal (Publication of Society of Publishers with cooperation of Franklin Publishing Corporation)
  • 1956–1963: Acting Managing Director bongāh-e tarjomeh o nasher-e ketāb (Institute for Translation and Publishing of Books)
  • 1956–1957: Attended UNESCO Educational and Practical Library Science training in Europe
  • 1957–1958: Co-founder bāshgāh-e ketāb (Book Club) later named anjoman-e ketāb (Book Society)
  • 1958–1969: Educator Library Science at dāneshsarāy-e ālee (Higher Education) division of University of Tehran
  • 1958–1979: Managing Editor rāhnamāy-e ketāb Journal (licensee: Ehsan Yarshater)
  • 1958–1979: Director anjoman-e ketāb (Book Society)
  • 1961–1979: Founder nashriyeh noskhehāy-e khatti (Journal of Manuscripts), Central Library of University of Tehran (in collaboration with Mohammad-Taqi Danesh-Pajouh)
  • 1961–1962: Director of the Library of dāneshsarāy-e āli
  • 1962: Director National Library of Iran (founded Iranian Studies Branch, founded Bibliography of Iran and indexing of library's manuscripts with efforts of Abdollah Anvar)
  • 1962: Return to teaching at dāneshsarā-e āli
  • 1963–1964: Return to University of Tehran as Director of Center of Bibliographic Research and Indexing
  • 1963: Indexing and Cataloging Harvard University printed Persian books
  • 1963: Technical Manager of Library Sciences Literacy Committee (UNESCO National commission)
  • 1964–1971: Director of Bureau of Publications and Cultural Relations (Later named Bureau of Publications and Library Relations)
  • 1965–1979: Director of Central Library and Document Center, University of Tehran
  • 1965–1973: Teaching at Iran Historical Social Divisions dāneshkadeh olum ejtemāee (Department of Social Sciences) University of Tehran
  • 1966–1979: Founded ketābdāri Journal, a publication of University of Tehran Central Library
  • 1969: Director National Book Center interrelated to UNESCO National Commission
  • 1969–1979: Associate Professor, later Professor of History (Historical Documents and Native History) Department of Literature and Human Sciences, University of Tehran. (Manuscripts in Library Science) College of Educational Sciences
  • 1969–1972: Director Iranshenāsi Journal, Publication of Department of Literature and Human Sciences, University of Tehran
  • 1969–1979: Permanent Director of Congress of Iranian Studies
  • 1979–1983: Established sāzemān-e ketāb (independently)
  • 1979–1993: Published Ayandeh Journal from 5th volume for fifteen years
  • 1983: Death of father (Dr. Mahmoud Afshar, PhD.)
  • 1984: Established nāmvāreh-e Dr. Mahmoud Afshar published by Doctor Mahmoud Afshar Foundation. From 11th volume it was named pajouhesh-hāye Irāni (Iranian Studies/Research)
  • 1989: Teaching at Bern University, Bern Switzerland
  • 1996: Death of spouse (Shayesteh Afsharieh)
  • 1998: Cataloging Persian manuscripts at Austrian National Library (Vienna)
  • 2001: Established daftar-e tārikh, publishing small documents and thesis from Doctor Mahmoud Afshar Foundation

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