He was awarded his PhD from the University of Manchester in 1965. Prior to joining the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin in 1967, Dr. Bezirgan taught at the University of Baghdad and worked as an assistant editor of the Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary . Both books have been used in public schools throughout the United States and abroad. Professor Bezirgan was a nationally recognized authority in Arabic and Islamic philosophy. Additional biographical sources can be found in the UT Office of Public Affairs.
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