Abu al-Qasim Ferdowsi

ابوالقاسم فردوسی

941–1020

Hakim Abu al-Qasim Ferdowsi Tusi (born 329 AH, 319 in the Persian solar calendar; died before 411 AH, 397 in the Persian solar calendar, in Tus, Khorasan) was a famous Persian poet and the composer of the Shahnameh, the national epic of the Iranians. He has been regarded as the greatest of the Persian-speaking poets. Ferdowsi's name and fame are known and praised throughout the world. His Shahnameh has been translated into many of the living languages of the world. In Iran, the 25th of Ordibehesht is designated as "Ferdowsi Commemoration Day."