Surname: Hafez Forename(s): Khwaja Shams-ad-din Muhammed b. 1320. d. 1389. Nationality: Persian. VIAF.
Poet. Given patronage by local rulers. Pen-name (Hafez or Hafiz) means “the memorizer,” which refers to his having memorized the Qur’an. Biographical
information: Columbia Granger’s (DD).