Rashid Yasemi

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Gholamreza Rashid Yasemi (غلامرضا رشید یاسمی), a famous Iranian poet, translator and literary man, was born in 1895, Kermanshah(کرمانشاه), Iran. He finished his primary education there and then moved to Tehran, Iran in 1912 where he resided for the rest of his life. After finishing his education, he became a member of Daneshkadeh literary society ( انجمن ادبی دانشکده).There, he worked with Mohammad Taghi Bahar (ملك الشعراء بهار) for a while. He also published his articles and research essays in Shafagh-e Sorkh newspaper (روزنامه شفق سرخ) . He also spoke French, English, Arabic and Pahlavi. He died in 1951 after a brain stroke.