Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Seyyed Hossein Nasr was born in Tehran, Iran. He received
his advanced education at M.I.T. and Harvard University, and
returned to teach at Tehran University from 1958 to 1979,
where be also served as dean of the Faculty of Letters and
vice chancellor. He founded the Iranian Academy of
Philosophy and served as its first president, and was also
president of Aryamehr University for several years. Since
1984, he has been university professor of Islamic studies at
The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and
president of the Foundation for Traditional Studies.