Mary Boyce

Mary Boyce ( born August 2, 1920 in Darjeeling, India, † April 4, 2006 ) was a British Iranistin.

The family of Mary Boyce was originally from Ireland, her father was a judge in the civil administration in British India. She studied at Cambridge and at the School of Oriental and African Studies ( SOAS ) in London. Prior to her PhD (1952 ) it was since 1947 a lecturer in Iranian Languages ​​at SOAS. In 1963 she joined the succession of their teacher Walter B. Henning as a professor at SOAS. She enjoyed an international reputation and was ( honorary ) member of many scientific associations.

Her research focused on the medium - Iranian languages ​​, Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism; to the latter, she wrote a multi-volume reference work ( A history of Zoroastrianism, Vol 1-3, Leiden [ua ] 1975-1991; vol 3, together with Frantz Grenet, Vol 4, they could not accomplish ). She also wrote several articles for the Encyclopædia Iranica.