Bert G. Fragner (27 November 1941 – 16 December 2021) was an Austrian Iranologist.
Bert Fragner | |
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Born | November 27, 1941 |
Died | December 16, 2021 | (aged 80)
Occupation(s) | Vienna, Austria |
Known for | Iranologist |
He was director of the Institute of Iranian Studies of the Austrian Academy of Sciences from 2003 to 2010. Before Fragner taught Iranology at the University of Bamberg from 1984 – 2003. He made several research trips to Central Asia.[1]
On 16 July 2010, Fragner was awarded the Dr. Mahmoud Afshar Prize at the Academy of Sciences in Vienna, for helping to promote Persian and Iranian culture and history.[2]
Fragner died on 16 December 2021, at the age of 80.[3]