Fazlollah Reza

Fazlollah Reza
Born (1915-01-01) January 1, 1915
Rasht, Iran
Residence Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Iranian
Alma mater University of Tehran
Columbia University
Polytechnic University of New York
Syracuse University
Known for Network and Information Theory
Ambassador of Iran to the Canada (1975–1979)
Scientific career
Fields Electrical Engineering
Institutions MIT
McGill University
University of Tehran

Fazlollah Reza (Persian: فضل‌الله رضا‎) (born January 1, 1915) is an Iranian university professor. He was born in Rasht.

Career

Reza graduated from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Tehran in 1938, receiving a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He received a master's and PhD in electrical engineering from Columbia University in 1946 and Polytechnic University of New York (now New York University Tandon School of Engineering) in 1950 respectively. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and AAAS for his contribution to network and information theory. He is an honorary member of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature and has written and spoken extensively on classical Persian poetry.

Positions

Reza has served as the head of Aryamehr University of Industry (Sharif University of Technology), University of Tehran, Iran's ambassador to Canada and Iran's ambassador to UNESCO. As a professor, he has taught at MIT, McGill University, and University of Tehran.

See also

Bibliography

  • Reza, Fazlollah M.; Seeley, Samuel (1959). Modern Network Analysis. External link in |title= (help)
  • Reza, Fazlollah M. (1961). An Introduction to Information Theory. External link in |title= (help)
  • Reza, Fazlollah M. (1971). Linear spaces in engineering.
  • Reza, Fazlollah M. (1972). The timeless value of Persian poetry = La valeur éternelle de la poésie persane. External link in |title= (help)
Academic offices
Preceded by
Mohammad Ali Mojtahedi		 Chancellor of Sharif University of Technology
1967–1968		 Succeeded by
Mohammad Reza Amin
Preceded by
Jahanshah Saleh		 Chancellor of University of Tehran
1967–1970		 Succeeded by
Alinaghi Alikhani


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