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Beyond Medicine: Eduard Polak’s Services to Iran’s Culture and Art in Austria in the 19th Century
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Paramedical: Austrian Jacob Pollack's Services to Iranian Culture and Art
Abdullah Mirzaei, Ali Vand Sho’ari, Kazem Pouralvar
Abstract
Yakub Polak served in Iran from 1851 to 1860 as a private doctor of Naser al-Din Shah. Polak's extensive services in the field of medicine have made him a pioneer of modern Iranian medicine. But, in addition to medicine, he contributed a great deal to developing Iranian art and culture. The main topic of the current research is Polak's services in Iranian culture and art. After the end of his mission and return to Austria, an extensive cultural and economic development was made in this country. According to Polak's great knowledge of Iranian culture and society and his scientific and political position in the Austrian imperial court, he was not merely an external observer of the cultural and economic developments of Austria, but he had a great role in strengthening the capabilities of Iranian art and culture. In this study, a range of historical documents and analytical sources are reviewed. The findings show that Polak played an important role in sharing cultural and economic developments of Austria with the Iranian art and culture during the years of cultural and economic developments in Europe, including the preparations for Iran's participation in the international exhibition in 1873 AD, inviting Naser al-Din Shah to Europe, writing Iran's catalog in the Vienna World Exhibition, facilitating Iran's participation in the World Exhibition of Oriental Carpets in 1891 AD, and writing an article in the catalog. This exhibition is considered one of the main activities of Polak's work for Iran.
Keywords: Yakub Polak, Naser al-Din Shah, Vienna World Exhibition, Iranian culture and art, Qajar period.
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Article number: 5 |
| Keywords: Eduard Polak, Naser al Din Shah, Austria Global Exhibition, Iran’s culture and art, Qajar period |
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Received: 2022/06/22 | Accepted: 2022/07/3 | Published: 2022/07/3
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