Mirza Fatali Akhundov
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Mirza Fatali Akhundov (Azerbaijani: Mirzə Fətəli Axundov; Persian: میرزا فتحعلی آخوندزاده), also known as Mirza Fatali Akhundzade, or Mirza Fath-Ali Akhundzadeh (12 July 1812 – 9 March 1878), was a celebrated Iranian Azerbaijani[2] author, playwright, atheist,[2] philosopher, and founder of Azerbaijani modern literary criticism,[3] "who acquired fame primarily as the writer of European-inspired plays in the Azeri Turkic language".[4]
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Born | (1812-07-12)12 July 1812 Nukha, Shaki Khanate, Qajar Iran |
Died | 9 March 1878(1878-03-09) (aged 65) Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire |
Occupation | Playwright, philosopher |
Language | Azerbaijani, Persian, Russian[1] |
Akhundzade singlehandedly opened a new stage of development of Azerbaijani literature. He was also the founder of the materialism and atheism movement in the Republic of Azerbaijan[5] and one of forerunners of modern Iranian nationalism.[6] He also advocated switching the Azerbaijani writing system from the Perso-Arabic script to the Latin alphabet.
According to the historian and political scientist Zaur Gasimov, the entirety of Akhundzadeh's intellectual landscape was "densely entangled with Persian thought".[7] Akhundzadeh defined his kinsmen as Turki, but at the same time considered Iran his fatherland.[8]