Artist Info: Dehkhoda

Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda
Allameh Ali Akbar Dehkhodā (Persian: علی‌اکبر دهخدا‎‎; 1879–March 9, 1956) was a prominent Iranian linguist, and author of the most extensive dictionary of the Persian language ever published.
Biography[edit]
Dehkhoda was born in Tehran to parents from Qazvin. His father died when he was only 10 years old. Dehkhoda quickly excelled in Persian literature, Arabic and French and graduated from College studying political science. [read more...]