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Darab Dastur Peshotan Sanjana

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Darab Dastur Peshotan Sanjana
Born(1857-11-18)November 18, 1857
DiedJuly 5, 1931(1931-07-05) (aged 73)
Scientific career
InstitutionsSir Jamshedji Jijibhoy Zartoshti Madressa, Bombay University

Darab Dastur Peshotan Sanjana (18 November 1857 - 5 August 1931) was an Indian scholar and Zoroastrian head-priest (Dastur).

Life

He was the son of Dastur Peshotanji Behramji Sanjana, one of the most sophisticated high-priests and authorities on Pahlavi of his time. Bahramji taught the Avesta and Pahlavi to his son at the Sir Jamshedji Jijibhoy Zartoshti Madressa. Darab studied German, French, and Sanskrit and was elected Fellow of the Bombay University. After the death of Behramji in 1898, Darab succeeded his father as the Principal of the Madressa and as the high-priest of the Wadia Atash Behram.[1]

References

  1. ^ "SANJANA, Darab Dastur Peshotan – Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org.