Guy Le Strange

Guy Le Strange (1854-1933) studied in Paris under Jules Mohl and visited Persia in 1877-80. Le Strange alternated between Florence and Cambridge, where he finally settled and worked with Edward Granville Browne on the Gibb Memorial Trust. In 1913 he was awarded an honorary MA at Cambridge in recognition of his scholarly achievements. At the same time he partially lost his sight, which hampered his academic work. Le Strange authored several important translations of geographical and historical...See more

Guy Le Strange (1854-1933) studied in Paris under Jules Mohl and visited Persia in 1877-80. Le Strange alternated between Florence and Cambridge, where he finally settled and worked with Edward Granville Browne on the Gibb Memorial Trust. In 1913 he was awarded an honorary MA at Cambridge in recognition of his scholarly achievements. At the same time he partially lost his sight, which hampered his academic work. Le Strange authored several important translations of geographical and historical sources, notably Ibn al-Balkhi's Fars-nama (with R.A. Nicholson, 1921) as well as Nuzhat al-qulub. See less