Cyrus Atabay

Cyrus Atabay
Cyrus Atabay
	Grave tomb of Cyrus Atabay in Munich
Born	6 September 1929; Sa'dabad Complex, Tehran, Iran
Died	26 January 1996 (aged 66); Munich, Germany
Nationality	Iranian
Parents	Hadi Atabay (father); Hamdam Saltaneh Pahlavi (mother);
Relatives	Reza Shah (grandfather); Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (uncle)
Family	Pahlavi dynasty
Awards	1957: Hugo-Jacobi-Preis; 1990: Adelbert von Chamisso Prize;

Cyrus Atabay (Persian: سیروس آتابای, 6 September 1929 – 26 January 1996) was a Persian-German poet. He mostly wrote in German and also translated works of Persian literature into German. Atabay was decorated on numerous occasions for his literary efforts, including the Adelbert von Chamisso Prize in 1990 and the Hugo-Jacobi-Preis in 1957.

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