History
The academy was founded in 1935. Mohammad Ali Foroughi and Ali Asghar Hekmat were the main founders of the academy.
Memorable names, notable literary figures and highly celebrated scholars were the members of the academy upon its foundation, such as:
- Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani
- Abdolazim Gharib
- Ahmad Matin-Daftari
- Ali Akbar Dehkhoda
- Ali Akbar Siyasi
- Ali Asghar Hekmat
- Badiozzaman Forouzanfar
- Ebrahim Poordavood
- Homayun Foruzanfar
- Isa Sadiq
- Mahmoud Hessaby
- Mohammad Ali Foroughi
- Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh
- Mohammad Ghazvini
- Mohammad Hejazi
- Mohammad Taghi Bahar
- Qasem Ghani
- Rashid Yasemi
- Said Nafisi
- Zabihollah Safa
--Some international scholars were also involved, such as:
- Arthur Christensen from Denmark
- Henry Masset from France
- Hussain Haykal from Egypt
- Raf'at Pasha from Egypt
- Professor Jan Rypka from Czechoslovakia
- Professor Muhammad-jan Shakuri from Tajikistan
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