Zare Alievna Yusupova (Russian: Заре Алиевна Юсупова; 16 December 1934 – 3 February 2022) was a Russian philologist specializing in the Kurdish language.[1][2]

Zare Alievna Yusupova
Заре Алиевна Юсупова
Born(1934-12-16)16 December 1934
Died3 February 2022(2022-02-03) (aged 87)
Known forWork on Kurdish dialects
Academic background
EducationDoctor of Philological Sciences degree
Alma materLeningrad University
ThesisPrepositions and postpositions in the southern dialect of the Kurdish language (sorani) (1965: Leningrad University)
Academic work
DisciplineLanguages
Sub-disciplineKurdish language/dialects
InstitutionsSaint Petersburg State University

Biography

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Yusupova held a Doctor of Philological Sciences degree and worked as a professor at the Saint Petersburg State University, where she taught Kurdish.[1] She published more than 70 scientific works, including six monographs.[1][3]

Yusupova's main fields of research were the less studied Kurdish dialects, focusing on Sorani and Hawrami (based on folklore and written materials) and the publication of the classics of the Kurdish literature.[1][2][4]

Yusupova died on 3 February 2022, at the age of 87.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d IOM RAS (St. Petersburg) - Personalia
  2. ^ a b Leezenberg, M. [in Dutch] (Jun 15, 2016). Soviet Kurdology and Kurdish Orientalism. p. 10. Retrieved 24 Nov 2017.
  3. ^ Yusupova Zare Aliyevna: List of Publications
  4. ^ Nurullah, ALKAÇ. "DÜNYA ÜNĠVERSĠTELERĠNDE KÜRDOLOJĠ BÖLÜMLERĠ/KÜRTÇE EĞĠTĠM" [CURDOLOGY DEPARTMENTS / KURDISH EDUCATION IN WORLD UNIVERSITY] (PDF) (in Russian). p. 4. Retrieved 24 Nov 2017.
  5. ^ "Yusupova Zare Alievna (16.12.1934–3.02.2022)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 20 October 2024.