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Touran Mirhadi

1927-06-16 – 2016-11-08

Portrait of Touran Mirhadi
توران میرهادی در مراسم بزرگداشت محمد زهرایی مدیر نشر کارنامه، فرهنگسرای نیاورانCredit: Hamed Jafanejad

Life & Legacy

Touran Mirhadi (Persian: توران میرهادی; 16 June 1927 – 8 November 2016) was an Iranian teacher, author and researcher. She was the founder of the Farhad School (Persian: مدرسه فرهاد) a progressive kindergarten and elementary school in Tehran which was a source of many pedagogical innovations. She was also the co-founder of The Children's Book Council of Iran (Persian: شورای کتاب کودک) and The Encyclopedia for Young People (Persian: فرهنگنامه کودکان و نوجوانان).

Occupation & Career

teacher, psychologist, writer, literary scholar

Education

University of Tehran; University of Paris

Legacy Highlights

Education & Institutions

University of Paris · University of Tehran

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q5964018 — wikidata View source

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