Mirza Fatali Akhundov

Iranian Azerbaijani author (1812–1878)

Mirza Fatali Akhundov, also known as Mirza Fatali Akhundzade, or Mirza Fath-Ali Akhundzadeh (12 July 1812 – 9 March 1878), was a celebrated Iranian Azerbaijani author, playwright, atheist, philosopher, and literary critic who lived most of his life in the Russian Empire. He became famous mainly for his European-inspired plays written in Azerbaijani. Akhundzade singlehandedly opened a new stage of development of Azerbaijani literature.

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