Maria Szuppe

Maria Szuppe is a prominent Researcher at CNRS, affiliated with the Center for Research on the Iranian World – CeRMI (UMR 8041), where she has served as Director since 2020. Her career spans over three decades, with significant contributions to the study of medieval and modern history of Iran and Central Asia.

• Education
  • Habilitation à diriger des recherches, École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), 2011
  • Doctorate in Iranian Studies/History, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3, 1991

Her research focuses on Persian-speaking literary spaces, dynastic legitimation strategies, women's roles in power, and the codicology of manuscripts from Eastern Iran and Central Asia. She has co-directed international collaborative projects like DYNTRAN and L’historiographie hors la cour, emphasizing non-official sources and intercultural transmission.

• Scientific Distinction
  • Prix Ikuo Hirayama (2004) for co-authoring Les inscriptions persanes de Châr Bakr

Maria Szuppe has supervised doctoral candidates in Iranian and Central Asian history while serving on editorial boards for key publications like Studia Iranica and the Encyclopaedia Iranica. Her career reflects deep engagement with academic societies and manuscript preservation initiatives.