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| type = Private - Created from an agreement between the Mission Laique Francaise and the Iranian Government before the revolution of 1979
| type = Private - Created from an agreement between the Mission Laique Francaise and the Iranian Government before the revolution of 1979
| grades = Preschool, Elementary, and High school
| grades = Preschool, Elementary, and High school
| city = Tehran<br>[[Tehran, Tehran|Tehran]]
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'''Le Lycée Razi''' (in [[Persian language|Persian]]:'''دبیرستان رازی''') translated in English as Razi High school. The name Lycée Razi is the official name of the school, and in French as it is known to the French community, and as a recognition of the French community contribution in this school. Le Lycée Razi is listed in French in this page as such for all the French students who attended this school, and for their ease in finding information about their school as it was. Le Lycée Razi, "Lycée" means high school, in fact, it is important to mention that this private school, had grades starting from preschool going all the way to high school.
'''Le Lycée Razi''' (in [[Persian language|Persian]]:'''دبیرستان رازی''') translated in English as Razi High school, was a French-language co-ed school located on Pahlavi Street (now renamed Valiasr Street after the revolution of 79 ) in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]. The school is named after ''[[Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi|Razi]]'' a Persian physician, philosopher, and scholar. The first Razi school was built during the 1950s in a different area of the city of Teheran, and at the beginning of the 60s a new campus was built north of Vanak Square in Teheran.

Le Lycée Razi, was located on Pahlavi Street (now renamed Valiasr Street after the revolution of 79 ) in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]].
Prior to the [[Iranian Revolution|1979 Revolution]], the school was one of two French-language schools in Tehran along with [[Jeanne d'Arc School, Tehran|Lycée Jean d'Arc]]. In contrast to the more rigiorous and religious association at Jean d'Arc, Razi was associated with upper-middle class families in Tehran due to the fact that members of the [[Pahlavi dynasty|Shah's family]] attended the school. <ref name ="Contemporary" />
The school is named after ''[[Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi|Razi]]'' a Persian physician, philosopher, and scholar.
The first Razi school was built during the 1950s in a different area of the city of Teheran, and at the beginning of the 60s a new campus was built north of Vanak Square in Teheran.


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
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* [[Fereydoun Farrokhzad]], (فریدون فرخزاد) Famous Persian singer and show anchor
* [[Fereydoun Farrokhzad]], (فریدون فرخزاد) Famous Persian singer and show anchor
* [[Arash Hejazi]] - M.D. An Iranian British author and the witness in death of [[Neda Agha Soltan]]
* [[Arash Hejazi]] - M.D. An Iranian British author and the witness in death of [[Neda Agha Soltan]]
*[[Marjane Satrapi]], Graphic novelist, film director<ref>{{cite book |last1=Keshmirshekan |first1=Hamid |title=Contemporary Art, World Cinema, and Visual Culture |date=29 March 2019 |publisher=Anthem Press |isbn=9781783089208 |page=62 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Contemporary_Art_World_Cinema_and_Visual/VmyPDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Lyc%C3%A9e+Razi&pg=PA62&printsec=frontcover |access-date=31 October 2021}}</ref>
*[[Marjane Satrapi]], Graphic novelist, film director<ref name ="Contemporary">{{cite book |last1=Keshmirshekan |first1=Hamid |title=Contemporary Art, World Cinema, and Visual Culture |date=29 March 2019 |publisher=Anthem Press |isbn=9781783089208 |page=62 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Contemporary_Art_World_Cinema_and_Visual/VmyPDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Lyc%C3%A9e+Razi&pg=PA62&printsec=frontcover |access-date=31 October 2021}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 17:59, 31 October 2021

Razi High School
Location
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Tehran
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TypePrivate - Created from an agreement between the Mission Laique Francaise and the Iranian Government before the revolution of 1979
Established1950
Faculty90
GradesPreschool, Elementary, and High school
Enrollment3000
CampusUrban
MascotLions of Razi
WebsiteUnofficial razihighschool.com

Le Lycée Razi (in Persian:دبیرستان رازی) translated in English as Razi High school, was a French-language co-ed school located on Pahlavi Street (now renamed Valiasr Street after the revolution of 79 ) in Tehran, Iran. The school is named after Razi a Persian physician, philosopher, and scholar. The first Razi school was built during the 1950s in a different area of the city of Teheran, and at the beginning of the 60s a new campus was built north of Vanak Square in Teheran.

Prior to the 1979 Revolution, the school was one of two French-language schools in Tehran along with Lycée Jean d'Arc. In contrast to the more rigiorous and religious association at Jean d'Arc, Razi was associated with upper-middle class families in Tehran due to the fact that members of the Shah's family attended the school. [1]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Keshmirshekan, Hamid (29 March 2019). Contemporary Art, World Cinema, and Visual Culture. Anthem Press. p. 62. ISBN 9781783089208. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

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