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Geo Widengren was born on 24 April, 1907 in Iran, is a historian. Discover Geo Widengren's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 89 years old?

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Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 24 April, 1907
Birthday 24 April
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Date of death 28 January 1996
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Nationality Iran

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1965

Widengren wrote a series of works on Iranian religions (in particular Manicheism and Zoroastrism), Islam, Judaism, Gnosticism, etc. His most popular works include Die Religion Irans, published in 1965 (Les Religions de l'Iran, 1968).

1960

Widengren emphasized the Iranian influences on Judaism, Christianity and Mithraism. Religious scholars in the 1960s critiqued these themes, but he continued to defend the importance of Iranian influence throughout his career. Widengren's position was continued and developed in many works by Alessandro Bausani and Shaul Shaked.

1950

Widengren was Vice President (1950–1960) and President (until 1970) for the International Association of the History of Religion. His pupil Anders Hultgård has published In memoriam Geo Widengren (1907–1996).

1933

Widengren studied history of religions at Stockholm University for his mentor Tor Andrae until 1933 and received his doctorate at the Faculty of Theology in Uppsala in 1936. His doctoral thesis was entitled "The Accadian and Hebrew Psalms of Lamentation as Religious Documents". In 1940 he became a professor of History of religions at the same faculty when he was only 33 years old.

1925

Geo Widengren was born and grew up in Stockholm. He did military service in the years 1925-27 and was appointed as a fähnrich at the Military Academy Karlberg. He participated as a volunteer in the Swedish contingent in the Winter war.

1907

Geo Widengren (24 April 1907 – 28 January 1996) was a Swedish historian of religions, professor of history of religions at Uppsala University, orientalist and Iranist.