Igor Mikhailovich Diakonoff (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 last name is occasionally spelled Diakonov. His brothers were also distinguished historians.
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30 December 1914 Petrograd
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Died |
2 May 1999 (aged 84) Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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