Pierre Briant
Pierre Briant (born September 30, 1940 in Angers) is a French Iranologist, Professor of History and Civilization of the Achaemenid World and the Empire of Alexander the Great at the Collège de France (1999 onwards), Doctor Honoris Causa at the University of Chicago,
He studied History at the University of Poitiers (1960–1965), and reached his doctorat d'État in 1972.
His works deal mainly with the Achaemenid Empire, and related matters as Alexander the Great or the Hellenistic Era.
Known for: From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire
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Il débute sa carrière à la télévision en 2015, alors qu'il n'a que 17 ans, avec une chronique hebdomadaire dans le Petit Journal. L'année suivante, il suit Yann Barthès qui décide de quitter Canal + pour lancer Quotidien sur TMC. Cette deuxième saison sera sa dernière.
En 2019, il se lance dans un seul en scène intitulé Presque, et dont il clôture la tournée à succès en 2022.
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Djalal Khaleghi Motlagh
جلال خالقی مطلق (زاده ۲۰ شهریور ۱۳۱۶) ادیب، زبانشناس، ایرانشناس و شاهنامهپژوه ایرانی است. عمده کارهای پژوهشیِ او، در زمینه شاهنامه و حماسهسرایی در ایران بوده است. دوستداران فرهنگ ایران، خالقی مطلق را بزرگترین شاهنامهپژوهِ همه ادوار میدانند؛ زیرا این باور به صورت عام وجود دارد که او توانسته بهترین تصحیحِ شاهنامه را ارائه کند. وی عضو هیئت امنا و قائم مقام بنیاد فردوسی است و سالها در دانشگاه هامبورگ، آلمان تدریس کرده است.
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