Igor M. Diakonoff

Igor Mikhailovich Diakonoff (occasionally spelled Diakonov, Russian: И́горь Миха́йлович Дья́конов; 12 January 1915 – 2 May 1999) was a Russian historian, linguist, and translator and a renowned expert on the Ancient Near East and its languages. His brothers were also distinguished historians.

For other people named Diakonoff, see Diakonoff. For other people named Dyakonov, see Dyakonov.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mikhailovich and the family name is Diakonoff/Diakonov.

Igor M. Diakonoff
И́горь М. Дья́конов
Born
Igor Mikhailovich Diakonoff

(1915-01-12)12 January 1915
Petrograd, Russian Empire
Died2 May 1999(1999-05-02) (aged 84)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Known forContributions to the study of the Ancient Near East and its languages
Academic background
Alma materSaint Petersburg State University
Academic work
InstitutionsOriental Institute, Saint Petersburg branch
Main interestsAncient Near East and its languages
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