Mary Boyce

Nora Elisabeth Mary Boyce (2 August 1920 – 4 April 2006) was a British scholar of Iranian languages, and an authority on Zoroastrianism. She was Professor of Iranian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London. The Royal Asiatic Society's annual Boyce Prize for outstanding contributions to the study of religion is named after her.

For the Dean of SEAS at Columbia University, see Mary Cunningham Boyce.

Mary Boyce
Born
Nora Elisabeth Mary Boyce

(1920-08-02)2 August 1920
Darjeeling, British India
Died4 April 2006(2006-04-04) (aged 85)
OccupationPhilologist
Known forAuthority on Zoroastrianism
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