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The Iran Heritage Foundation greatly regrets to announce the
death of Dr Leonard Lewisohn, who died suddenly in California on 6th
August while attending the Association for Iranian Studies conference. Lenny
was Iran Heritage Foundation Fellow and Senior lecturer in Persian and Sufi
Literature at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter (2004-2011).
He studied Persian literature and Iranian religion and history at the Pahlavi
University, Shiraz, and wrote a PhD thesis at the School of Oriental and African
Studies in London on the Divan of Maghribi. He was a highly regarded scholar,
who was much respected for his command of the Persian language (both written
and spoken) and his knowledge of Persian literature. He published widely,
including making many translations from Persian. Amongst many other works, he wrote
Beyond Faith and Infidelity: the Sufi
Poetry and Teachings of Mahmud Shabistari (London 1995) and he edited three
volumes on The Heritage of Sufism (1995-1999).
The Trustees and Director of IHF extend their deepest condolences to his widow
Jane Lewisohn whose Golha project is being supported by IHF.
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