Danesh (science magazine)

Danesh (Persian: دانش; Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft: Daneš; English: "knowledge") is the title of seven different Persian-language magazines published since 1882. This biweekly science magazine was the first one published in Tehran by the University of Dār al-fonūn in 1882.[1]

Dāneš
CategoriesScience
FrequencyBiweekly
PublisherDār al-fonūn
Founded1882
CountryIran
Based inTehran
LanguagePersian
WebsiteDāneš

By order of the Minister of Science 'Alīqolī Khan Moḵber-al-Dawla, who worked under Nāṣer-al-Dīn Shah (1264-1313 / 1848-96), a total of 14 issues were edited.[2]

Dānesh was the first free-of-charge magazine in Iran which offered free advertising as well.[3] The magazine probably aimed to close the gap caused by the closure of the well-known science magazine Rūz-nāma -ye'elmī . The leading editor was Moḥammad Kāẓem, a science teacher at Dār al-fonūn, who had studied in Europe.[4] In addition to Kāẓem, other teachers also published articles on scientific and medical topics and their own opinions.[5] Moreover, the magazine was considered to be a mouthpiece of the Ministry of Science.[6]

References
  1. Schayegh, Cyrus (2009): Who Is Knowledgeable Is Strong: Science, Class, and the Formation of Modern Iranian Society, 1900-1950. Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press, p. 20.
  2. Ettehadieh, M. Nezam Mafi and S. Mir Mohammed Sadeq (1997): A review of historical publications in Iran from 1987–1996. In: Iranian Studies 30, 1-2, p. 117-129; p. 126.
  3. Parvin, Nassereddin (2011): “DĀNEŠ ,” Encyclopædia Iranica, http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/danes-lit (Retrieved 21 January 2019)
  4. Parvin, Nassereddin (2011): “DĀNEŠ ,” Encyclopædia Iranica, http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/danes-lit (Retrieved 21 January 2019)
  5. Parvin, Nassereddin (2011): “DĀNEŠ ,” Encyclopædia Iranica, http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/danes-lit (Retrieved 21 January 2019)
  6. Parvin, Nassereddin (2011): “DĀNEŠ ,” Encyclopædia Iranica, http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/danes-lit (Retrieved 21 January 2019)
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