Hossein Gol-e-Golâb (, 1895 – March 13, 1985), also known as ''Hosayn Golgolâb'', was an Iranian

polymath A polymath or polyhistor is an individual whose knowledge spans many different subjects, known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems. Polymaths often prefer a specific context in which to explain their knowledge, ...

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

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, 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

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, to which he was appointed in 1935.

External links

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

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