Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani عباس اقبال آشتیانی | |
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Born | 1896-97 Ashtian, Iran |
Died | 10 February 1956 Rome, Italy |
Resting place | Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine |
Nationality | Iranian |
Occupation | Literary Scholar, Historian, Translator and Man of letters |
Organization | member of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature |
Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani (Persian: عباس اقبال آشتیانی; 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 (House of Sciences) in Tehran and University of Paris. In 1944 Eqbal founded the monthly periodical Yādgār. Eqbal Ashtiani died in Rome, Italy and was buried at the Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine in Rey, Iran.