Hossein Gol-e-Golâb (; 1895 – 13 March 1985), also known as Hoseyn Golgolâb (), was an Iranian polymath, scholar and musician. He is best known as the author of the lyrics to "Ey Iran".
Gol-e-Golâb was born in Tehran, and studied at the Elmiya School and Dar al-Fonun,
Gol-e-Golâb never lost his interest in music, finding time to translate Western operas into Persian while teaching and writing on botany and serving on the Academy of Persian Language and Literature, to which he was appointed in 1935.
External links
- Gol-e-Golab bio & history of Ey Iran
- Hossein Golgolab' biography on RKAC
- Gol-e Golāb, Ḥosayn - Iranica Online
- Gol-golāb, Ḥosayn - Iranica Online