Gholam-Abbas Tavassoli

Born(1935-05-23)23 May 1935

Roshtkhar, Iran

Died16 October 2020(2020-10-16) (aged 85)

Yearsactive1966–2007

TitleChancellor of University of Isfahan (1979–1980)

Gholam-Abbas Tavassoli
Born	(1935-05-23)23 May 1935 Roshtkhar, Iran
Died	16 October 2020(2020-10-16) (aged 85)
Years active	1966–2007
Title	Chancellor of University of Isfahan (1979–1980)
Academic background
Alma mater	Sorbonne
Thesis	La société iranienne et le monde oriental: vus à travers l'œuvre d'un écrivain anglais James Morier et d'un écrivain français Pierre Loti (1966)
Influences	Ali Shariati[1] Georges Gurvitch
Academic work
Discipline	Sociology
School or tradition	Religious intellectualism[2]
Institutions	University of Tehran University of Isfahan
Notable students	Hamidreza Jalaeipour Mohammad Reza Rahimi
Website	https://rtis2.ut.ac.ir/cv/tavasoli

Gholam-Abbas Tavassoli (Persian: غلامعباس توسلی; 23 May 1935 – 16 October 2020) was an Iranian sociologist, emeritus at University of Tehran and chancellor of Isfahan University.^[3]

Tavassoli was a senior member of the Freedom Movement of Iran.^[4]