Timur

Timur

male, deceased (1405)
Tīmūr bin Tara<u>gh</u>ay Barlas, known in the West as Tamburlaine, was a 14th century warlord of Turco-Mongol descent, conqueror of much of We...
Sadegh Tirafkan

Sadegh Tirafkan

male
Sadegh Tirafkan (born July 3, 1965 in Karbala, Iraq) is an Iranian conceptual artist who divides his time between Toronto and Tehran. Tirafkan uses...

Walter Burkert

male, 78 years old
Walter Burkert (born Neuendettelsau, Bavaria, February 2, 1931), a scholar of Greek mythology and cult, is an emeritus professor of classics at the...

Nasreddin

male
Nasreddin was a satirical sufi figure who lived during the Middle Ages (around 13th century), somewhere in Greater Khorasan. Many nations of the...

Martin Armand

male
Martin Armand (Born in Tehran) is a world-renowned Iranian graphic designer and body painter. Armand grew up in Iran and was involved in drawing...
Amir-Hossein Aryanpour

Amir-Hossein Aryanpour

male, deceased (2001)
Amir Hossein Aryanpour(February 27, 1925, Tehran - July 30, 2001, Tehran) was a Persian philosopher, sociologist and literary figure. Amir Hossein...

Fritz Rosen

male
Fritz Rosen was a German Orientalist, son of Georg Rosen, consul at the German embassy in Beirut in the late 19th century, at the time capital of...
William McElwee Miller

William McElwee Miller

male, deceased (1993)
William McElwee Miller (December 12,1892-July 7,1993) was an American missionary to Persia, and author of several books. Born in Middlesboro,...