Abbas Sahab (Persian: عباس سحاب); 24 December 1921, Tafresh – 3 April 2000, Tehran) was an Iranian cartographer and founder of the Sahab Geographic and Drafting Institute. He is considered by many as the founding father of modern Persian cartography.[1]
Among his many published works is the first atlas of the Persian Gulf.[2]
References
edit- ^ Firooznia, Firouz. "SAḤĀB, ʿAbbās". The Encyclopædia Iranica. The Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Sahab is the most prominent family of geographers and cartographers in Iran". Iran's Book News Agency. IBNA. 24 December 2013.
External links
edit- Official biography published by his company
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