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Place of Birth: Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
About Taqi Arani
- Taghi Arani, (Persian: ??? ??????, September 5, 1903 in Tabriz, Iran – February 4, 1940 in Tehran, Iran), was a professor of chemistry, left-wing Iranian political activist, and the founder and editor of the Marxist magazine Donya.
- He moved to Tehran with his family when he was 4 years old.
- In 1920, he graduated from Dar ul-Funun School in Tehran and pursued his studies in Germany studying Chemistry at Berlin Institute of Technology.
- While studying in Germany, he began to study politics as well.
- Upon finishing his studies, he returned to Iran in 1928 and started Donya Magazine (The World).
- Many people consider Donya as his most important contribution to modern intellectual life in Iran.
- In 1938, he and 52 of his colleagues, The Fifty-Three, were arrested and charged with being involved in communist activities.
- He died (or as some claim, was killed) in jail in February 1940. Members of the Fifty-Three would go on to found the Tudeh Party in 1941.
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