Seyyed hossein nasr biography of williams

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Syed Hossein Nasr was born in Tehran ().

After receiving his early education in Iran, Nasr studied physics and mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and received his doctorate from Harvard University in with specialization in Islamic cosmology and science.

From until , he was professor of the history of science and philosophy at Tehran University where he was also the dean of the Faculty of Letters for some years.

Seyyed hossein nasr biography of williams

He also served as president of Aryamehr University in Iran.
In and , he was visiting professor at Harvard University and in the first Agha Khan professor of Islamic studies at the American University of Beirut. He was the founder and first president of the Iranian Academy of Philosophy.

In , he migrated to the United States and taught at several American universities before finally joining the George Washi