Gholamreza Rashid-Yasemi or Gholamreza Rashid-e Yasemi (; born 1895 in

Gahwareh Gahvareh () is a city in, and the capital of, Gahvareh District of Dalahu County, Kermanshah province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Gurani Rural District. Demographics Ethnicity The city is populated by Kurds ...

Kermanshah province Kermanshah province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, bordering Iraq. Its capital is the city of Kermanshah. According to a 2014 segmentation by the Ministry of Interior (Iran), Ministry of Interior, it is the center of Regions of Iran ...

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– died 1951 in

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) was an

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poet, translator, academic and literary figure. He finished his primary education in Kermanshah and then moved to

in 1912 where he resided for the rest of his life. He completed his high school education at the French-language St. Louis School, a Catholic mission school in Tehran. After finishing his education, he became a founding member of the ''Daneshkadeh Literary Society'' () along with

Mohammad-Taqi Bahar Mohammad-Taqi Bahar (; also romanised as Mohammad-Taqī Bahār; 10 December 1886 in Mashhad – 22 April 1951 in Tehran), widely known as Malek osh-Sho'arā () and Malek osh-Sho'arā Bahār ("poet laureate," literally: ''the king of poets''), w ...

Saeed Nafisi Saeed Nafisi (also Naficy) (; June 8, 1895 – November 13, 1966) was an Iranian scholar, fiction writer and poet. He was a prolific writer in Persian. Nafisi was born in Tehran, where he conducted numerous research projects on Iranian culture, l ...

Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani (; 1896-97 – February 10, 1956) was an Iranian literary scholar, historian, translator, and man of letters. Eqbal Ashtiani was born in Ashtian. He was educated at Dar ul-Funun (Persia), Dar ul-Funun (House of Sciences) in ...

, and

Abdolhossein Teymourtash Abdolhossein Teymourtash (; 25 September 1883 – 3 October 1933) was an influential Iranian statesman who served as the first minister of court of the Pahlavi dynasty from 1925 to 1932, and is credited with playing a crucial role in laying the ...

in 1918. He also published his articles and research essays in

Ali Dashti Ali Dashti (, pronounced ; 31 March 1897 – 16 January 1982) was an Iranian writer and politician of the twentieth century. Dashti served as a senator in Iran during the Pahlavi dynasty. Life Born into a Persian family in Dashti in Bushehr ...

's famed ''Shafagh-e Sorkh'' newspaper ( ). He spoke Kurdish, French, English, Arabic and

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. He had 4 sons,

Siamak Yasemi Siamak Yasemi (; June 1925 – 31 May 1994) was an Iranian director, screenwriter, producer, and poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may sim ...

, Shapour Yasami, Bijan Yasami and Siavoush Yasami, and two daughters, Mina Yasami and Yasi Yasami. He died in 1951 after a stroke.

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20th-century Iranian poets Persian-language poets 20th-century Iranian journalists People from Kermanshah province 1895 births 1951 deaths Members of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature 20th-century Iranian translators {{Iran-writer-stub

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