Prods Oktor Skjærvø (sometimes written P.O. Skjaervo in English) is Emeritus Professor of Iranian Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University,[1] where he succeeded Richard Frye as Aga Khan Professor of Iranian Studies.
In 1963 Skjærvø enrolled at the University of Oslo where he studied French, Latin, and Sanskrit, with a semester in 1965 at the Sorbonne in Paris. He earned his B.A. (candidatus magisterii) in 1970. In 1974 he completed his M.A. with the thesis, Undersøkelser til verbalsystemet i gammelpersisk og vastly middeliransk (Investigations into the verbal systems of Old Persian and Western Middle Iranian), on which he subsequently based his “Remarks on the Old Persian Verbal System.”[2] He then completed his Ph.D. in 1981 from the University of Oslo with the dissertation, The Paikuli Inscription, Restoration and Interpretation. Pt.1: Restored Text and Translation (109 pp.). Pt2: Introduction and Commentary.
A list of ligatures in the Avestan script according to Skjærvø (2003)
Chairs and Committeesedit
Skjærvø served in several academic positions at Harvard including:
Chair, Committee for Inner Asian and Altaic Studies, 1993–2000
Chair, Department of Sanskrit, 1995–1996
Chair, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilisations, 2002–2006 and 2009
He has also been invited as:
Guest lecturer, Eötvös Loránd Tudomány University, Budapest, 1997
Guest lecturer, Université de la Sorbonne, Paris
Guest lecturer, Università di Studi di Roma, La Sapienza
Visiting professor, Collège de France, Paris, May–June 2000
Skjærvø has been published widely in several languages:
Englishedit
Skjærvø, Prods Oktor (2016). An Introduction to Old Persian.
Skjærvø, Prods Oktor (2012). The Spirit of Zoroastrianism. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN9780300170351.
Skjærvø, Prods Oktor (2004). This Most Excellent Shine of Gold, King of Kings of Sutras. The Khotanese Suvarṇabhāsottamasūtra, Sources of Oriental languages and literature 60-61, Central Asian sources 5-6. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.
Skjærvø, Prods Oktor; Ursula Sims-Williams (contributor) (2002). Khotanese Manuscripts from Chinese Turkestan in The British Library. A Complete Catalogue with Texts and Translations (Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum II/V, Texts VI). London: The British Library. {{cite book}}: |author2= has generic name (help)
Humbach, Helmut; Josef Horblit Elfenbein; Prods Oktor Skjærvø (1991). The Gathas of Zarathustra: and the other Old Avestan Texts. C. Winter. ISBN978-3825344733.
Humbach, Helmut; Prods Oktor Skjærvø (1983). The Sassanian Inscription of Paikuli: 3.1. Restored Text and Translation; 3.2. Commentary. Reichert. ISBN978-3-88226-156-1.
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Prods Oktor Skjaervo sometimes written P O Skjaervo in English is Emeritus Professor of Iranian Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University 1 where he succeeded Richard Frye as Aga Khan Professor of Iranian Studies Prods Oktor SkjaervoBornSteinkjer NorwayOccupationAga Khan Professor of Iranian Studies Emeritus at Harvard UniversityAcademic backgroundEducationJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz Dr habil University of Oslo Ph D University of Copenhagen M A University of Oslo B A Alma materUniversity of OsloThesisThe Paikuli Inscription Restoration and Interpretation Pt 1 Restored Text and Translation 109 pp Pt 2 Introduction and Commentary 1981 Academic workMain interestsIranian studies linguisticsNotable worksThe Spirit of ZoroastrianismAn Introduction to Old PersianBorn in Steinkjer Norway Skjaervo is a hyperpolyglot familiar with historical and living languages including Old Norse Norwegian English French German Italian Spanish Russian Latin Larestani Kumzari Bashkardi Pashto Yidgha Yaghnobi Munji Old Khotanese Avestan Old Persian Pahlavi Manichean Middle Persian Parthian Sogdian Khotanese New Persian Ossetic Kurdish Tokharian Vedic and Classical Sanskrit Contents 1 Education 2 Chairs and Committees 3 Selected books 3 1 English 3 2 Norwegian 4 References 5 External linksEducation editIn 1963 Skjaervo enrolled at the University of Oslo where he studied French Latin and Sanskrit with a semester in 1965 at the Sorbonne in Paris He earned his B A candidatus magisterii in 1970 In 1974 he completed his M A with the thesis Undersokelser til verbalsystemet i gammelpersisk og vastly middeliransk Investigations into the verbal systems of Old Persian and Western Middle Iranian on which he subsequently based his Remarks on the Old Persian Verbal System 2 He then completed his Ph D in 1981 from the University of Oslo with the dissertation The Paikuli Inscription Restoration and Interpretation Pt 1 Restored Text and Translation 109 pp Pt 2 Introduction and Commentary nbsp A list of ligatures in the Avestan script according to Skjaervo 2003 Chairs and Committees editSkjaervo served in several academic positions at Harvard including Chair Committee for Inner Asian and Altaic Studies 1993 2000 Chair Department of Sanskrit 1995 1996 Chair Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilisations 2002 2006 and 2009He has also been invited as Guest lecturer Eotvos Lorand Tudomany University Budapest 1997 Guest lecturer Universite de la Sorbonne Paris Guest lecturer Universita di Studi di Roma La Sapienza Visiting professor College de France Paris May June 2000Skjaervo is also a Consulting Editor for Encyclopaedia Iranica 3 Selected books editSkjaervo has been published widely in several languages English edit Skjaervo Prods Oktor 2016 An Introduction to Old Persian Skjaervo Prods Oktor 2012 The Spirit of Zoroastrianism New Haven CT Yale University Press ISBN 9780300170351 Skjaervo Prods Oktor 2004 This Most Excellent Shine of Gold King of Kings of Sutras The Khotanese Suvarṇabhasottamasutra Sources of Oriental languages and literature 60 61 Central Asian sources 5 6 Cambridge MA Harvard University Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Skjaervo Prods Oktor Ursula Sims Williams contributor 2002 Khotanese Manuscripts from Chinese Turkestan in The British Library A Complete Catalogue with Texts and Translations Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum II V Texts VI London The British Library a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a author2 has generic name help Humbach Helmut Josef Horblit Elfenbein Prods Oktor Skjaervo 1991 The Gathas of Zarathustra and the other Old Avestan Texts C Winter ISBN 978 3825344733 Humbach Helmut Prods Oktor Skjaervo 1983 The Sassanian Inscription of Paikuli 3 1 Restored Text and Translation 3 2 Commentary Reichert ISBN 978 3 88226 156 1 Norwegian edit Thomassen Einar Prods Oktor Skjaervo 2011 Manikeiske skrifter Transliterates Verdens 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