Biography of Dariush Shayegan

Dariush Shayegan (* 24. January 1935 in Tabriz; † 22. March 2018 in Tehran) was an iranian writer, Indologist, philosopher and poet. He was 83 years old. His education included Faculty of Arts of Paris, École pratique des hautes études and Sorbonne University. He worked at University of Tehran. His awards include Grande médaille de la francophonie, Prix littéraire de l'Asie and Grand prix de la francophonie. His cause of death was stroke.