- persepolitan
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persepolitan — |pərsə|pälətən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Persepolis, ancient capital of Persia situated about 30 miles northeast of present day Shiraz, Iran, after such pairs as English metropolis : metropolitan : of or relating to the … Useful english dictionary
Persepolis — Persepolitan /perr seuh pol i tn/, adj., n. /peuhr sep euh lis/, n. an ancient capital of Persia: its imposing ruins are in S Iran, ab. 30 mi. (48 km) NE of Shiraz. * * * Ancient Persian city, northeast of modern Shīrāz, Iran. It was built in a… … Universalium
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Georg Friedrich Grotefend — (June 9, 1775 December 15, 1853), German epigraphist, was born at Hann. Münden and died in Hanover.He was educated partly in his native town, partly at Ilfeld, where he remained till 1795, when he entered the university of Göttingen, and there… … Wikipedia
Гинкс — (Edward Hinks) ирландский ориенталист, сын пастора и профессор восточных языков в Белфасте (1792 1866); был приходским священником; его свободомыслие было причиной того, что ему пришлось провести всю жизнь в глухих местечках. Однако, несмотря на… … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона
Гинкс Эдвард — (Edward Hinks) ирландский ориенталист, сын пастора и проф. восточн. яз. в Белфасте (1792 1866); был приходским священ.; его свободомыслие было причиной того, что ему пришлось провести всю жизнь в глухих местечках. Однако, несмотря на отдаленность … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона
Münter — Münter, 1) Balthasar, geb. 1735 in Lübeck, wurde 1757 Privatdocent u. Adjunct der Philosophischen Facultät in Jena, 1760 Waisenhausprediger u. Hofdiakonus in Gotha u. 1763 Superintendent in. Tonna u. 1765 als Prediger bei der deutschen… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Grotefend — Grotefend, 1) Georg Friedr., geb. 1775 in Münden, war zuerst Collaborator am Gymnasium in Göttingen u. Privatdocent an der dasigen Universität, wurde 1803 Conrector am Gymnasium zu Frankfurt a.M., 1821 Director des Lyceums in Hannover, wurde 1849 … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… … Universalium
Grotefend, Georg Friedrich — ▪ German scholar born June 9, 1775, Münden, Hanover [Germany] died Dec. 15, 1853, Hannover, Hanover German teacher and language scholar who made the first major breakthrough in the decipherment of ancient Persian cuneiform script. When… … Universalium
