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Literary Celebrities and Scientists from Gorgân
                           
Gorgân has contributed to the rich literatur, poetry and science of  Iran and even world by celebrities such as Abdolqâher Gorgâni,  Sayed Esmail Gorgâni, MirdamadMirfenderski, Faxrodin Asad Gorgâni and also Esmâil Hosseini Gorgâni  etc. Here are a short description of some of them.

Amir Onsorolmoâ li Keykâvus
"Amir Onsorolmâli Keykavus" or "Keykâvus ebne Eskandar" was the author behind "Qâbus Nâme" which is a book about Persian literature. He lived probably during 9-centuary.    

Alsuli
Alsuli was one of the greatest historian at his time in Iran. He was probably the same person as "Ebrâhim ebne Abâs ebne Mohamad ebne Soul" who wrote books like "Alt'abix" and "Alresal aldowlat abâsie". He died  in 946 A.D.


Josef Ebrâhim Sahmi
"Abolqâsem Hamze ebne Josef ebne Ebrâhim Sahmi Gorgâni", a scientist and historian of 10-centuary is the writer to books like "History of Jorjân" and "Arbain".


Abusahl Yahyâ Masihi
"Abusahl Isâ ebneYahyâ Masihi Gorgâni" was a great scientist in medicin (and even geometry, astronomy and philosophy) during 10-centuary. He lived in the same period as the great national and world-famous medicin scientist, Avicenna (Ebne Sinâ), in Iran.   
Some of his books in medicin science are: "Almae fi sanat altabieh", Fi elm altabieh", "Almae fi teb" and "Almae maqâleh".


L
âmiy Bakrâ bâdi Gorgâni
"Abolhassan mohamad ebne Lâmiy Bakrâbâdi Gorgâni",  known as "Bahrolm'âli" as one of the greatest and most prolific poets during 10-centuary. He describes subjects like nature, night, horse, autom, landscape etc in his poems. In 1940 his works was compiled and collected by Said Nafisi.


Faxrodin Asade Gorgâni

Poetical romances were being written at his time;  they include the tale of Varqeh o-Golšâh   by 'Eyyuqi' (11th century) and " Vis & Râmin" by Faxrodin A.Gorgâni (died after 1055), which has  parallels with the Tristan story of medieval romance.
" Vis & Ramin " is also a versified story, based  on a Persian prose translation of a Middle Persian model, which he translated  from Pahlavi language  into persian on the request of Isfahan's governor “ Amid aldin Abu  al-Fath Mozafare Neyšâburi   ”. Faxrodin is on a par with Nezâmi  , the famous Iranian poet. He died in 1025  A.D.


Esmail Hoseini Gorgâni
"Esmail ebne Mohamad ebne Ahmad ebne Hosseini Gorgani" or "Esmail  Hoseini Gorgani" was one of the greatest scientist in medicin during 11- centuary in Iran. The modern medicin still use some of his methods  specially in Thgrotozicosis (thyrotoxicosis) and threatment of malaria. His most extensive, both practical   & theoritical medicin work,  is "Zaxire Xârazmšâhi",  in Persian. "Alqraz altabieh va almabahes alalaieh"  is another of his works.


Abdolqâher Gorgâni
Abdolqâher Gorgâni or "Abdolqaher ebne Abdolrahman Gorgâni " was born in Gure sorx a district in Gorgân. He was a famous celebrity in the 11 centuary. He wrote books like "Avamel", "Dalâel alejaz" and "Asrar albalaqeh" etc during his life. He was 70 years old when he died.

Zeinab Gorgâni

She was one of the celebrities during 13 centuary in Gorgân. She was daughter to "Abdol Rahmân ebne Hassan Gorgâni".
              

Seyd Sharif Gorgâni
"Ali ebne Mohamade ebne Ali Hoseini Gorgâni Strâbâdi" even known as "Seyd Šarifadin Ali ebne Mohamade Hoseini Hanafi Gorgâni" was a great and famous scientist and celebrity in  the 14 centuary. He is writter to many books in diffrernt subjects. "Tarifate olum va Tahrirat alrosum",  "Tahqiq al koliat" and "Marateb al mojudat" are some of his works. He died in Shiraz and his mausoleum lies there.

Mird
â mâd
"Mir Mohammad Bâqer Dâmâd Strâbâdi"  was one of  the greatest scientists, mathematican, poet and biologist of  Safavid’s period. His classes were so useful for students in Isfahan. He wrote  more than 50 different books. Some of his works are " Resâle dar habibe zâvieh", “Serat Al-Mostaqim”,  "Hablol matin", "Mashreq  alanvâr" and "Qabsât". “Resâleh dar habibe zâvieh”  is about geometry and “Serat Al-Mostaqim” is about wisdom. He died in 1619 A.D.   

Abolqâ sem Mirfendereski
"Abdolqâsem Mirfendereski Strâbâdi "(1563-1643 AD), a  famous mathematican and philosopher lived during Safavid period (Šâh Abâs I). "Resâle Sanaie" , "Resâleh dar kimiyâ"  and "Šahre ketabe mahârat", in Persian language, are some of his most famous works.
            

Hejâ bie Strâb âdi
She was one of the many female celebrities in Gorgân who lived probably during 17- centuary. She was daughter to Helali Joqtâie or daughter to Xâje Hâdi.


Maleke Gorgâni

"Šâh Maleke Gorgâni" or "Seyedeh Beigome Gorgâni" was a celebrity from Gorgân who lived probably during 17-centuary. It is not known if she was a daughter to "Seyed Nâsere Gorgâni" or daughter to "Seyed Mohsene Karkiaye Gorgâni".

Qaribe Gorgâni
  
"Abdolazime Qaribe Gorgâni" was one of the gratest celebrities during Qâjâr dynasty (1794-1925) in Iran. He was behind the famous  work of "Jâme Kowsar" which is a collection of poems in Persian. He  died in 1875.

References & Links:
History of litterature and culture in Gorg â n & Strâ bâ d, ( A. Matufi, 1997), ISBN 964-91693-0-X In Persian
Parthian and Middle Persian Written Literatures
Literary Celebrities
Censur Breaker
Some Iranian Mathematicians