Episode
Travelers: Polak's Travel Memoir - The Austrian Physician of Naser al-Din Shah - Part 1
Faranak Amirebrahimi
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2023-09-15
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Listen to the first episode of Travelers, featuring the travel memoir of Polak, an Austrian physician. Invited to Tehran by Amir Kabir to establish Dar al-Fanun, Polak later became the personal physician of Naser al-Din Shah. Through his close relationship with the Shah and court Read more…Listen to the first episode of Travelers, featuring the travel memoir of Polak, an Austrian physician. Invited to Tehran by Amir Kabir to establish Dar al-Fanun, Polak later became the personal physician of Naser al-Din Shah. Through his close relationship with the Shah and court officials, Polak's memoir offers fascinating insights into 19th-century Iranian society, culture, and politics during a transformative period in Persian history. Close