Background
Mehrdad Bahar, was the youngest son of Persian poet Mohammad Taghi Bahar.
Mehrdad Bahar, was the youngest son of Persian poet Mohammad Taghi Bahar.
He held a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Persian literature and Ancient Iranian languages from Tehran University. He received an Master of Arts degree in "Ancient and Medieval Persian history" from the University of London where he studied with Professor Mary Boyce at the School of Oriental and African Studies.
He began his career as a linguist with focus on Middle Persian. His theories on the ancient roots of many aspects of Persian culture are well accepted among the mythologists (some controversial yet). Mehrdad Bahar"s most notable work is his translation of the most famous Middle Persian text, Bondahesh(n).
The second volume, however, was incomplete when Bahar died in 1994.
