In memoriam Abolghassem Ghorbani (1912--2001) (Q1851220)

Professor Abolghassem Ghorbani (Abu'l-Qāsim Qurbānī), a knowledgeable, hard-working, and internationally known Iranian historian of mathematics, a fertile author of high school mathematical textbooks, and a devoted mathematics teacher, passed away on November 21, 2001, in Tehran. He was a unique and pioneering figure in the history of mathematics in Iran during the Islamic period. During his fruitful, simple, and dignified life, he published 68 books (all in Persian) and numerous articles in Iranian scientific and literary journals. Among the books, 10 treat the history of mathematics in Iran and other areas in Islamic civilization (see the bibliography); 47 titles are elementary and high school mathematical textbooks, co-authored with Dr. Hasan Saffari (who now lives in Paris). The rest are his writings and translations in the field of mathematics.