About: Caesar E. Farah

Caesar E. Farah (March 13, 1929 - November 26, 2009) was a professor of history at the University of Minnesota. Farah was born in Portland, Oregon, and received a B.A. (1952) from Stanford University, before then studying at Princeton University, where he received an M.A. (1955) and Ph.D. (1957). After serving as a cultural affairs officer in New Delhi and Karachi, he began his teaching career at Portland State College from 1959-1963, teaching history and Near Eastern languages. From 1963-1964, Farah taught at Los Angeles State College, and then became Associate Professor of Near Eastern Language and Literature at Indiana University in Bloomington, 1964-1969. He joined the faculty of the University of Minnesota as Professor of Middle Eastern Studies in 1969, and remained there until his re