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Charles P. Melville
Born(1951-05-10)10 May 1951
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Imperial college
Scientific career
FieldsPersian history
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge

Charles P. Melville is a professor of Persian history at University of Cambridge. He was one the editors of The Cambridge History of Iran (volume 7) and History of literature of Iran.[1]

He was born on 10 May 1951. He was educated at Wellington College and Pembroke College, Cambridge (1969–72).

He was a research assistant in Imperial college (1974–82) and Assistant Lecturer in Oriental Studies in Cambridge. He is Professor of Persian history since 2008.[2]

Publications

  • Every Inch a King: Comparative studies on kings and kingship in the ancient and medieval worlds, Leiden 2012
  • Persian Historiography. A History of Persian Literature X, London 2012.
  • The Russian perception of Khayyam: from text to image[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF IRAN". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Prof. Charles Melville". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Charles P Melville". Cambridge academia. Retrieved 17 November 2016.