Hossein Gol-e-Golâb (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

حسین گل‌گلاب also given as ''Hosayn Golgolâb'', (1895 – March 13, 1985) was a

polymath A polymath ( el, πολυμαθής, , "having learned much"; la, homo universalis, "universal human") is an individual whose knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects, known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific pro ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

ian scholar and musician who wrote the patriotic anthem '' “Ey Irân”''. Gol-e-Golâb was born in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

, and studied at the Elmiya School and Dar-ul-Funun university, Dar ul-Funun (Persia)#Notable alumni Gol-e-Golâb never lost his interest in music, finding time to translate Western operas into his native Persian while teaching and writing on botany and serving on the

Academy of Persian Language and Literature The Academy of Persian Language and Literature (APLL) ( fa, فرهنگستان زبان و ادب فارسی, ''Farhangestân-e Zabân-o Adab-e Fârsi'') is the regulatory body for the Persian language, headquartered in Tehran, Iran. Formerly know ...

, to which he was appointed 1935.

External links

Gol-e-Golab bio & history of Ey IranGol-e Golāb, Ḥosayn - Iranica OnlineGol-golāb, Ḥosayn - Iranica Online

References

1895 births 1984 deaths Iranian botanists 20th-century Iranian musicians Iranian translators Scientists from Tehran 20th-century translators {{Iran-scientist-stub