Richard Cottam
Appearance
Richard Cottam | |
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Born | 1 October 1924 Provo, Utah, US |
Died | 29 August 1997 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | (aged 72)
Nationality | American |
Other names | Dick Cottam |
Alma mater | University of Utah Harvard University |
Spouse | Patricia Cottam |
Children | 2 daughters and 2 sons |
Espionage activity | |
Country | United States |
Agency | Central Intelligence Agency |
Service years | 1953–1958 |
Military career | |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1941–1948 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Pittsburgh |
Thesis | Iran: A Case Study of Nationalism (1954) |
Doctoral advisor | Rupert Emerson |
Other academic advisors | Richard N. Frye |
Richard W. Cottam (1924–1997) was an American political scientist, Iranist and a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative in Iran.
Cottam was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a mission for the Church. He was in the United States Navy during World War II.
References
- Akhavi, Shahrough (1997), "In Memoriam: Richard Cottam" (PDF), MESA Bulletin, 31 (2), Middle East Studies Association: 203–205, doi:10.1017/S0026318400035987, JSTOR 23061466
- Gasiorowski, Mark J. (1997), "Obituaries: Richard W. Cottam (1924-1997)", Iranian Studies, 30 (3/4), International Society for Iranian Studies: 415–417, doi:10.1017/S002108620001183X, JSTOR 4311109, S2CID 245661724
- Siavoshi, Susan (15 August 2006), "COTTAM, Richard", Encyclopædia Iranica (Online ed.), ISSN 2330-4804
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 1997 deaths
- Latter Day Saints from Utah
- People from Provo, Utah
- People of the Central Intelligence Agency
- CIA operatives in Iran
- American political scientists
- American Iranologists
- University of Utah alumni
- Harvard University alumni
- University of Pittsburgh faculty
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- Deaths from cancer in Pennsylvania
- 20th-century political scientists
- Espionage stubs