Ahmad Kasravi

Also known as Seyyed Ahmad Kasravi Tabrizi, Ahmad Hokmabadi Tabrizi

Iranian academic (1890–1946)

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Born: Ahmad Hokmabadi Tabrizi , ( 1890-09-29 ) 29 September 1890, Tabriz , Sublime State of Iran
Died: 11 March 1946 (1946-03-11) (aged 55), Tehran , Imperial State of Iran
Known for: Ancient languages, history, politics, religion
Notable work: The Constitutional History of Iran , The Forgotten Kings , Shi'ism , Zabân-e Pâk , Azari or the Ancient Language of Azerbaijan

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Instance of: human
Given name: Ahmed
Gender: male
Citizenship: Pahlavi Iran
Place of birth: Tabriz
Place of death: Tehran
Occupation: cultural critic
Educated at: American Memorial School in Tabriz
Employer: University of Tehran
Languages spoken: Persian
Notable work: Shiʿism
Field of work: cultural criticism
Image: Ahmad-Kasravi.jpg

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cause of death: stab wound
date of birth: 1890-09-29
date of death: 1946-03-11
Commons category: Ahmad Kasravi
lifestyle: vegetarianism
manner of death: homicide
Commons Creator page: Ahmad Kasravi
writing language: Persian

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Ahmad Hokmabadi Tabrizi (29 September 1890 – 11 March 1946), later known as Ahmad Kasravi, was a pre-eminent Iranian historian, jurist, linguist, theologian, a staunch secularist and intellectual. He was a professor of law at the University of Tehran, as well as an attorney and judge in Tehran, Iran.

Born in Hokmavar (Hokmabad), Tabriz, Iran, Kasravi was an Iranian Azerbaijani. During his early years, Kasravi enrolled in a seminary. Later, he joined the Iranian Constitutional Revolution. He deserted his clerical training after this event and enrolled in the American Memorial School of Tabriz. Thenceforward he became, in Roy Mottahedeh's words, "a true anti-cleric."

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