Mary Boyce

Mary Boyce
Born
Nora Elisabeth Mary Boyce

(1920-08-02)2 August 1920
Darjeeling, British India
Died4 April 2006(2006-04-04) (aged 85)
OccupationPhilologist
Known forAuthority on Zoroastrianism

Nora Elisabeth Mary Boyce (2 August 1920 – 4 April 2006) was a British scholar of Iranian languages, and an authority on Zoroastrianism. She was Professor of Iranian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London.[1] The Royal Asiatic Society's annual Boyce Prize for outstanding contributions to the study of religion is named after her.

  1. ^ Hinnells, John (2010). "Boyce, Mary". Encyclopaedia Iranica.

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