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Nima Yooshij

1897 - 1960

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Nima Yooshij or Nimā Yushij (Persian: نیما یوشیج; 11 November 1895 – 6 January 1960), also called Nimā (نیما), born Ali Esfandiari (علی اسفندیاری), was a prominent Iranian poet. He is famous for his style of poetry which he popularised, called she'r-e now (شعر نو, lit. "new poetry"), also known as She'r-e Nimaa'i (شعر نیمایی, lit "Nima poetry") in his honour after his death. He is considered the father of modern Persian poetry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nima Yooshij is the 3,474th most popular writer (down from 2,534th in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from Iran (down from 251st in 2019) and the 37th most popular Iranian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nima Yooshij ranks 3,474 out of 7,302. Before him are Jojo Moyes, Samad Behrangi, Hermann Rauschning, Peter James, Jean-Claude Izzo, and Giuseppe Parini. After him are Manès Sperber, Oles Honchar, Jean-Louis de Rambures, Valentin Vodnik, Zulfiya, and Daniël Heinsius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Nima Yooshij ranks 173. Before him are Horace McCoy, Levon Mirzoyan, André Marie, Paul Gallico, Pavel Batov, and Kurt Feldt. After him are Pierre Fresnay, Nicholas Poppe, Paavo Talvela, Karel Lamač, Dorothy Day, and Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller. Among people deceased in 1960, Nima Yooshij ranks 118. Before him are Joseph Vendryes, Friedrich Kirchner, Melvin Purvis, Knud Enemark Jensen, Agnes Arber, and Dmitry Gulia. After him are Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, Toyohiko Kagawa, Margaret Sullavan, Joseph Wendel, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Dimitrana Ivanova.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Nima Yooshij ranks 305 out of 631. Before him are Al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar (935), Mohammad Ali Jafari (1957), Mohammad Javad Zarif (1960), Behrouz Vossoughi (1938), Sadegh Khalkhali (1926), and Samad Behrangi (1939). After him are Ahmad Shamlou (1925), Subh-i-Azal (1831), Mahmoud Shabestari (1288), Sami Yusuf (1980), Jamshid Amouzegar (1923), and Saib Tabrizi (1592).

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Among WRITERS In Iran

Among writers born in Iran, Nima Yooshij ranks 37. Before him are Ubayd Zakani (1301), Raffi (1835), Mohammad-Taqi Bahar (1886), Abolqasem Lahouti (1887), Sohrab Sepehri (1928), and Samad Behrangi (1939). After him are Ahmad Shamlou (1925), Subh-i-Azal (1831), Mahmoud Shabestari (1288), Saib Tabrizi (1592), Simin Daneshvar (1921), and Jalal Al-e-Ahmad (1923).

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