Manouchehr Arianpour Kashani (Persian: منوچهر آریانپور, 2 September 1929 – 22 December 2021) was an Iranian translator and lexicographer. He is the son of Abbas and Robaneh Aryanpur-Kashani.[1]
Manouchehr Arianpour Kashani | |
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 Arianpour celebrating his American citizenship, 2009 | |
| Native name | Persian: منوچهر آریانپور |
| Born | 2 September 1929 Kashan, Isfahan, Imperial State of Iran |
| Died | 22 December 2021 (aged 92) La Jolla, California, USA |
| Occupation | Translator, lexicographer, educator |
| Education | University of Kansas (BA) University of Colorado (PhD) |
| Notable works | The Aryanpur Progressive English–Persian Dictionary |
| Notable awards | Fulbright Scholar |
| Spouse | Sherry Aryanpur |
| Children | 6 |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Sir Walter Raleigh's Historie of the World and Persia (1958) |
Life
editManouchehr Arianpour was born on 2 September 2 1929, in Kashan.[2] He founded the College of Translation with the help of his father in 1969. After graduating, he taught at American universities. In 1969, he and his father founded the College of Translation in Tehran a Four Year B.A. degree program where the students were educated in various fields of translation. He received his doctorate from the University of Colorado in 1958 with a dissertation on Walter Raleigh.[3][4]
Manouchehr Arianpour Kashani[5] in the early years of the 1970s with the help of students and some professors of the College he began to compile the Aryanpur Dictionary of English Lexicology,[6] which results in a variety of Persian to English and English to Persian dictionaries.[7] In addition to the dictionary, he has authored and translated other works. One of these works is called Leading English Grammar and Writing Ritual.[8]
Death
editManouchehr Arianpour died on December 22, 2021, at the age of 92 in the United States.[1][9][10][11] He was a naturalized citizen of the United States.
Works
editSome of his works are:
- The Aryanpur Progressive English–Persian Dictionary
- Pishro Arianpour High School Culture
- Arianpour Leading Vocabulary Guide
- Arianpour English grammar and writing ritual
- Persian words in English (Siri in the phonology of etymology).
- Farhang Bozorg One-volume Persian to Persian Pishro Arianpour.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Olson, Jen (December 28, 2021). "Manoocher Aryanpur". www.stormlake.com. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ^ "سالنامه جاودانه‌های ایران" [Yearbook of Iran's Immortals] (in Persian). Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "منوچهر آریانپور فرهنگ‌نویس و مترجم ایرانی درگذشت" [Iranian lexicographer and translator Manouchehr Arianpour passed away]. BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ Aryanpur, Manoochehr (1958). Sir Walter Raleigh's Historie of the World and Persia (Thesis). OCLC 48619693.
- ^ "دکتر منوچهر آریانپور حق تألیف کتاب‌هایش را به دانشگاه کاشان بخشید" [University of Kashan - Dr. Manouchehr Arianpour gave the right to author his books to the University of Kashan] (in Persian). University of Kashan. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
- ^ "منوچهر آریانپور کاشانی" [Manouchehr Arianpour Kashani] (in Persian). Archived from the original on June 11, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
- ^ "دیکشنری آریانپور- آنلاین" [Arianpur dictionary - online]. www.indexiran.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ "دستور زبان و آئین نگارش انگلیسی پیشرو آریان پور!" [Arianpour's leading English grammar and writing practice!]. www.lib.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ "منوچهر آریان پور مترجم و فرهنگ نویس در آمریکا درگذشت" [Manouchehr Arianpour, translator and lexicographer, died in America]. همشهری آنلاین (in Persian). 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ "منوچهر آریان پور درگذشت" [Manouchehr Arianpour passed away]. fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ "منوچهر آریانپور درگذشت" [Manouchehr Arianpour passed awa]. Tasnim News (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-12-29.