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ṬĀLEBUF, ʿABD-AL-RAḤIM
(1834-1911), intellectual and author of several influential works, including Ketāb-e Aḥmad. The fact that the book went through several reprints both inside and outside Iran testifies to its popularity. Its style and design made it a textbook of choice in the modern schools of Tabriz.
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ʿADL, Aḥmad-Ḥosayn
minister of agriculture, Director General of the Plan Organization, and the first director of the College of Agronomy (1898-1963). He did much to advance industrial development in Isfahan, both holding cabinet positions in the government and contributing in the private sector.