Hon. Kevin Pakenham

Kevin Pakenham (1947 - 2020)

IHF notes with great regret the passing on 19th July 2020 of the Hon. Kevin Pakenham who not only served on the IHF Advisory Board in which capacity he provided much helpful and practical advice but he was also a  very generous donor. IHF extends deepest condolences to his family and friends.

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Professor David Stronach, OBE

Professor David Stronach (1931 - 2020)

The Iran Heritage Foundation regrets to announce the passing of Professor David Stronach, OBE,  on  27th June at the age of 89. He was the founding Director of the British Institute of Persian Studies 1961-79 and from 1981 he was Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology in the University of California at Berkeley. During the course of a long and illustrious career he directed excavations in Iran at Pasargadae, the capital of Cyrus the Great, at Nush-i Jan, a Median religious site,  and at Shahr-i Qumis,  an early Parthian capital.  He made an immense contribution to the study of Ancient Iran, and IHF is proud that his last lecture in the UK was at Asia House on 17th September 2014 when he spoke about his ‘Recollections of Archaeology in Iran’ and showed films made by his wife Ruth about the Nush-i Jan excavations and local village life. IHF extends deepest condolences to David’s daughters Keren and Tami. ​