Beatrice Forbes Manz is an American historian of the Middle East and Central Asia who specializes in nomads and the Timurid dynasty.
[1] Her 1989 book The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane is considered one of the most authoritative accounts of the career of the conqueror Timur.
[2][3] She received a bachelor's from Harvard University in 1970 and a master's in Middle Eastern studies from the University of Michigan in 1974, then returned to Harvard for a doctorate in Inner Asian and Altaic studies which she received in 1983.
[1] She is a fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society[4] and, as of 2014[update], president of the American Institute of Iranian Studies.
[6] Her book publications include: A selection of her articles include: Beatrice Manz speaks English, French, German, Russian, Persian, Turkish, and Arabic.