Azeri scientist dies in France
Irene Melikoff, the well-known Azerbaijani scientist
living in France, has died at the age of 91.
Melikoff had been receiving treatment at a Strasbourg hospital for the past month, a source from the State Committee for Work with the Diaspora said.
Irene Melikoff was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1917. After graduating from the Sorbonne University, she specialized in Oriental languages. The Azerbaijani scientist also led the Turkology and Iran Institute of the Sorbonne and was one of the founders of the TURCICA journal.
Melikoff had been receiving treatment at a Strasbourg hospital for the past month, a source from the State Committee for Work with the Diaspora said.
Irene Melikoff was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1917. After graduating from the Sorbonne University, she specialized in Oriental languages. The Azerbaijani scientist also led the Turkology and Iran Institute of the Sorbonne and was one of the founders of the TURCICA journal.
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