Fereydoun Motamed
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Amir Ferydoon Motamed 1917–1993, was an internationally-known professor and linguist
, winner of the Louis de Broglie award, from the French Academy, and recipient of literary award "Le Grand Prix Littéraire d'Iran" from Writer's Association of French Language.
Fereydoon was son of famous Iranian surgeon, Dr. Hossein Khan Motamed
, chief of the surgery department in Razi Hospital, Tehran Iran (1919–20) and founder of Motamed Hospital in Tehran, Iran. Fereydoun devoted his life to research in aesthetics
of linguistics
, music
, and poetry
in Indo-European languages
using logic
, and meter (poetry)
metrics analysis. He was a professor
of Language
& Social Sciences
and the director of the cultural activities committee at the Anglo Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) Institute of Technology, Abadan, Iran later renamed to Petroleum University of Technology. He is also the recipient of the Broglie award from the French Academy in 1963, and literary award "Le Grand Prix Littéraire d'Iran" from Writer's Association of French Language Association Des Ecrivains De Langues Françaises: A.D.E.L.F. in 1976.
Mr. Motamed was a native of Iran
and a resident of St. Mary's County, Maryland
in United States of America
. He had his elementary and high school education in France
near Paris
. In 1946 he immigrated to the United States
and earned his Master of Arts degree from Columbia University
in New York City
with his major in French literature. Later on, he devoted his life to research in the aesthetics of the temporal time in relation to the Indo-European languages
and quantitative Meter (poetry)
, and he was the author of four books on that topic, the last of which is unpublished. His book De la metrique was honored to enrich the Nobel Library
at Svenska Akademiens Nobelbibliotek, Börshuset, Stockholm, Sweden. He received many awards and praises from French Academy: Institute de France, Académie des Sciences, Paris
, France
, some of which are listed under the Awards and Honoraria.
He was the cultural representative of the Holland's house of students of the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
and a member of the Central Assembly of the former students of the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
. Moreover, he was the professor of Language & Social Sciences and the director of the cultural activities committee, Anglo Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) Institute of Technology, AKA Petroleum University of Technology, Abadan, Iran. He also was the English and French professor and chairman of the French department, Bu-Ali Sina University
, Hamadan, Iran.
His first book "De la Métrique: ou des accords des temps révolutifs dans les langues quantitativement flexionnelles", published in 1962, studies and analyzes aesthetics of linguistics and poetry in Indo-European languages using metrics analysis.
His next book "Précis Logistique de l'harmonie métrique", published in 1963, is a complement on the scientific aspects of temporal proportions viewed as harmonic rings and sets.
"His third book" http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=http://libris.kb.se/hitlist%3Fq%3Dzper:%2522%255EMotamed%2520Amir%2520Ferydoun%255E%2522%26p%3D1%26m%3D10%26d%3Dlibris%26f%3Dbrowse&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=2&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DLa%2Bm%25C3%25A9trique%2Bdiatemporelle%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DQWk"La métrique diatemporelle: ou des accords de temps revolutifs dans les langues à flexions quantitatives"], published in 1974, is a richer study and analysis of quantitative poetic meters, the measured characteristic movement of a verse, of the Indo-European languages. In 1984, a manuscript of his latest research led to the very origin of the well tempered quantitative poetic meters of the Indo-Persian languages. This manuscript was a complement to the 1974 publication, "La métrique diatemporelle". The structured approach which finally led him to the Greek linear musical scales and harmonics and consequently to the cybernetic models regulating the rings of aesthetic group, deals evidently with the intensive forms of diachronic
harmony
; however, he believed that in languages where the short syllables are more frequent than the long ones (referring to the duration without any other arbitrary engagement which may be added to it) extensive diachronic eurythmy
is in fact not only practicable, but very valuable too. An exemplary copy of the manuscript was sent to the Director of the Library of the Irish Academy.
Prior to his sudden death from heart attack he completed his 41 years of research on aesthetics of temporal time in relation to the Indo-European languages, and among his new findings he found a universal formula (what he used to call the "absolute zero" of linguistics) that is applicable to quantitative poetic meters of all the Indo-European languages. He claimed that this was root cause for why certain languages will become extinct (language death
) in near future; however, he did not have the chance to finalize the editing of the fourth edition of his book in that subject, but his unpublished manuscripts are available for sharing upon request. All scholars that are interested in such a specialized field and are likely to build upon his work are invited to contact motamedd@gmail.com to request copies of his unpublished manuscripts as a tribute to him and to the world of literature.
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
, winner of the Louis de Broglie award, from the French Academy, and recipient of literary award "Le Grand Prix Littéraire d'Iran" from Writer's Association of French Language.
Fereydoon was son of famous Iranian surgeon, Dr. Hossein Khan Motamed
Hossein Khan Motamed
Hossein Motamed, M.D. was an Iranian surgeon and founder of Motamed Hospital in Tehran, Iran. Decorated with first and Second place Scientific Medal of Iran....
, chief of the surgery department in Razi Hospital, Tehran Iran (1919–20) and founder of Motamed Hospital in Tehran, Iran. Fereydoun devoted his life to research in aesthetics
Aesthetics
Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, and with the creation and appreciation of beauty. It is more scientifically defined as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste...
of linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
, music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, and poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
in Indo-European languages
Indo-European languages
The Indo-European languages are a family of several hundred related languages and dialects, including most major current languages of Europe, the Iranian plateau, and South Asia and also historically predominant in Anatolia...
using logic
Logic
In philosophy, Logic is the formal systematic study of the principles of valid inference and correct reasoning. Logic is used in most intellectual activities, but is studied primarily in the disciplines of philosophy, mathematics, semantics, and computer science...
, and meter (poetry)
Meter (poetry)
In poetry, metre is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse. Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse metre, or a certain set of metres alternating in a particular order. The study of metres and forms of versification is known as prosody...
metrics analysis. He was a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
& Social Sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
and the director of the cultural activities committee at the Anglo Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) Institute of Technology, Abadan, Iran later renamed to Petroleum University of Technology. He is also the recipient of the Broglie award from the French Academy in 1963, and literary award "Le Grand Prix Littéraire d'Iran" from Writer's Association of French Language Association Des Ecrivains De Langues Françaises: A.D.E.L.F. in 1976.
Mr. Motamed was a native of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
and a resident of St. Mary's County, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
in United States of America
United States
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. He had his elementary and high school education in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
near Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. In 1946 he immigrated to the United States
United States
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and earned his Master of Arts degree from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in New York City
New York City
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with his major in French literature. Later on, he devoted his life to research in the aesthetics of the temporal time in relation to the Indo-European languages
Indo-European languages
The Indo-European languages are a family of several hundred related languages and dialects, including most major current languages of Europe, the Iranian plateau, and South Asia and also historically predominant in Anatolia...
and quantitative Meter (poetry)
Meter (poetry)
In poetry, metre is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse. Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse metre, or a certain set of metres alternating in a particular order. The study of metres and forms of versification is known as prosody...
, and he was the author of four books on that topic, the last of which is unpublished. His book De la metrique was honored to enrich the Nobel Library
Nobel Library
The Nobel Library is the public library of the Swedish academy instituted to assist the evaluation of Nobel laureates to the Prize in Literature and other awards granted by the academy...
at Svenska Akademiens Nobelbibliotek, Börshuset, Stockholm, Sweden. He received many awards and praises from French Academy: Institute de France, Académie des Sciences, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, some of which are listed under the Awards and Honoraria.
He was the cultural representative of the Holland's house of students of the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
The Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris , also known under its abbreviation of CIUP or often as Cité U among Parisiens, is a private park and foundation located in Paris, France...
and a member of the Central Assembly of the former students of the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
The Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris , also known under its abbreviation of CIUP or often as Cité U among Parisiens, is a private park and foundation located in Paris, France...
. Moreover, he was the professor of Language & Social Sciences and the director of the cultural activities committee, Anglo Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) Institute of Technology, AKA Petroleum University of Technology, Abadan, Iran. He also was the English and French professor and chairman of the French department, Bu-Ali Sina University
Bu-Ali Sina University
Bu-Ali Sina University, also written Bu Ali Sina University and Avicenna University , is a university in the city of Hamedan in Hamedan province of Iran.The university was first established with the assistance of France in February 1973....
, Hamadan, Iran.
His first book "De la Métrique: ou des accords des temps révolutifs dans les langues quantitativement flexionnelles", published in 1962, studies and analyzes aesthetics of linguistics and poetry in Indo-European languages using metrics analysis.
His next book "Précis Logistique de l'harmonie métrique", published in 1963, is a complement on the scientific aspects of temporal proportions viewed as harmonic rings and sets.
"His third book" http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=http://libris.kb.se/hitlist%3Fq%3Dzper:%2522%255EMotamed%2520Amir%2520Ferydoun%255E%2522%26p%3D1%26m%3D10%26d%3Dlibris%26f%3Dbrowse&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=2&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DLa%2Bm%25C3%25A9trique%2Bdiatemporelle%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DQWk"La métrique diatemporelle: ou des accords de temps revolutifs dans les langues à flexions quantitatives"], published in 1974, is a richer study and analysis of quantitative poetic meters, the measured characteristic movement of a verse, of the Indo-European languages. In 1984, a manuscript of his latest research led to the very origin of the well tempered quantitative poetic meters of the Indo-Persian languages. This manuscript was a complement to the 1974 publication, "La métrique diatemporelle". The structured approach which finally led him to the Greek linear musical scales and harmonics and consequently to the cybernetic models regulating the rings of aesthetic group, deals evidently with the intensive forms of diachronic
Diachronic
Diachronic or Diachronous,from the Greek word Διαχρονικός , is a term for something happening over time. It is used in several fields of research.*Diachronic linguistics : see Historical linguistics...
harmony
Harmony
In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches , or chords. The study of harmony involves chords and their construction and chord progressions and the principles of connection that govern them. Harmony is often said to refer to the "vertical" aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic...
; however, he believed that in languages where the short syllables are more frequent than the long ones (referring to the duration without any other arbitrary engagement which may be added to it) extensive diachronic eurythmy
Eurythmy
Eurythmy is an expressive movement art originated by Rudolf Steiner in conjunction with Marie von Sivers in the early 20th century. Primarily a performance art, it is also used in education — especially in Waldorf schools - and as a movement therapy....
is in fact not only practicable, but very valuable too. An exemplary copy of the manuscript was sent to the Director of the Library of the Irish Academy.
Prior to his sudden death from heart attack he completed his 41 years of research on aesthetics of temporal time in relation to the Indo-European languages, and among his new findings he found a universal formula (what he used to call the "absolute zero" of linguistics) that is applicable to quantitative poetic meters of all the Indo-European languages. He claimed that this was root cause for why certain languages will become extinct (language death
Language death
In linguistics, language death is a process that affects speech communities where the level of linguistic competence that speakers possess of a given language variety is decreased, eventually resulting in no native and/or fluent speakers of the variety...
) in near future; however, he did not have the chance to finalize the editing of the fourth edition of his book in that subject, but his unpublished manuscripts are available for sharing upon request. All scholars that are interested in such a specialized field and are likely to build upon his work are invited to contact motamedd@gmail.com to request copies of his unpublished manuscripts as a tribute to him and to the world of literature.
Awards and Honoraria
- Jan 24, 1963 received the Louis de Broglie award from the French Academy: Institute de France, Académie des Sciences, Paris, France.
- Sep 10, 1964 His book De la metrique was honored to enrich the Nobel LibraryNobel LibraryThe Nobel Library is the public library of the Swedish academy instituted to assist the evaluation of Nobel laureates to the Prize in Literature and other awards granted by the academy...
at Svenska Akademiens Nobelbibliotek, Börshuset, Stockholm, Sweden. - 1976 Received the literary award "Le Grand Prix Littéraire d'Iran" from Writer's Association of French Language (ASSOCIATION DES ECRIVAINS DE LANGUES FRANçAISES : A.D.E.L.F.).
Publications
- 1974 Published La métrique diatemporelle, ou des accords de temps revolutifs dans les langues à flexions quantitatives, Tehran, Iran. This is a richer study and analysis of quantitative Meter (poetry)Meter (poetry)In poetry, metre is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse. Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse metre, or a certain set of metres alternating in a particular order. The study of metres and forms of versification is known as prosody...
, the measured characteristic movement of a verse, of the Indo-European languagesIndo-European languagesThe Indo-European languages are a family of several hundred related languages and dialects, including most major current languages of Europe, the Iranian plateau, and South Asia and also historically predominant in Anatolia...
. - 1963 Published the Précis Logistique de l'harmonie métrique, Tehran, Iran. A complement on the scientific aspects of temporal proportions viewed as harmonic rings and sets.
- 1962 Published the book De la Métrique: Motamed, Amir Ferydoun. De la metrique, ou des accords des temps révolutifs dans les langues guantitativement flexionnelles — Téhran : Khoushé, 1962 . — 133 p. ; 24 cm. Solicitar por: 801.6 M 917. Using metrics analysis, this book studies and analyzes aesthetics of linguistics and poetry in Indo-European languages. Although this book was never fully distributed to the public a few places do have a copy on hand. A copy of the book can be found at New York City's central library, call number JFE 74-2220.
- 1953 Published a few artistic and literary articles on theater and art in the student magazine of the Cité Internationale Universitaire de ParisCité Internationale Universitaire de ParisThe Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris , also known under its abbreviation of CIUP or often as Cité U among Parisiens, is a private park and foundation located in Paris, France...
.
Offices Held
- 1977-79 English and French Professor and Chairman of the French Department, Bu-Ali Sina UniversityBu-Ali Sina UniversityBu-Ali Sina University, also written Bu Ali Sina University and Avicenna University , is a university in the city of Hamedan in Hamedan province of Iran.The university was first established with the assistance of France in February 1973....
, Hamadan, Iran. - 1972 Captain of the Persian Tennis team for the Iranian Tennis team during the International Tennis Federation Davis CupDavis CupThe Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
Series in Imperial Tennis Club, Tehran, Iran. See also Iran Davis Cup teamIran Davis Cup teamThe Iran Davis Cup team represents Iran in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis Federation of Iran.Iran currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group II. They have reached the Group II finals twice.-Team:*Anousha Shahgholi... - 1968 Member of the Central Assembly of the former students of the Cité Internationale Universitaire de ParisCité Internationale Universitaire de ParisThe Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris , also known under its abbreviation of CIUP or often as Cité U among Parisiens, is a private park and foundation located in Paris, France...
. - 1968-69 Director of the cultural activities committee, Anglo Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) Institute of Technology (later renamed Petroleum University of TechnologyPetroleum University of TechnologyThe Petroleum University of Technology was established in 1939 in Abadan, Iran under the name Abadan Institute of Technology. This university has a faculty in Tehran, Iran....
), Abadan, Iran. - 1964-69 Professor of Language & Social Science, Petroleum University of TechnologyPetroleum University of TechnologyThe Petroleum University of Technology was established in 1939 in Abadan, Iran under the name Abadan Institute of Technology. This university has a faculty in Tehran, Iran....
, Abadan, Iran. - 1953 Cultural representative of the Holland's house of students of the Cité Internationale Universitaire de ParisCité Internationale Universitaire de ParisThe Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris , also known under its abbreviation of CIUP or often as Cité U among Parisiens, is a private park and foundation located in Paris, France...
. - 1944 Technical Assistant and first class English translator to the Director General of the personnel administration of the ministry of finance. Employer: W. Brownrigg.
- 1942 Technical adviser and English translator for the Persian allies at the Persian Railways during World War II. Employer: Col. Henry Dawes.
Education
- 1942 B.A. from Tehran University, Faculty of Arts.
- June 5, 1952 Master of Art from Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, New York, N.Y. Department of Philosophy, Major: French Literature.