Roman Ghirshman
Roman Ghirshman (Russian: Роман Михайлович Гиршман, Roman Mikhailovich Girshman; October 3, 1895 – 5 September 1979) was a Ukrainian-born French archeologist who specialized in ancient Persia. Ghirshman spent nearly thirty years excavating ancient Persian archeological sites throughout Iran and Afghanistan.
Roman Ghirshman | |
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Ghirshman's team in Sialk in 1934: Bottom row, sitting from R to L: Roman Ghirshman, Tania Ghirshman, and Georges Contenau. | |
| Born | October 3, 1895 |
| Died | September 5, 1979 (aged 83) Budapest, Hungary |
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