Ebrāhim Pourdāvoud[1] (Persian: ابراهیم پورداوود; February 9, 1885 – November 17, 1968) was born in Rasht, Iran, to a mother who was the daughter of a clergyman and a father who was a reputable merchant and landlord.

Pourdavoud's many and varied contributions fall into the following categories: Pourdavoud was well-versed in Arabic, English, French, German, and Turkish, in addition to his mother tongue and ancient Persian languages.

Pourdavoud was awarded Germany's highest academic honour by the German President Theodor Heuss in 1955.

Soon thereafter, he received the Rabindranath Tagore Medal, which is conferred in recognition of outstanding contributions to literature, from India.

In the morning of November 17, 1968, his family found him dead behind his desk in his study at home.