Sind ibn Ali was a ninth-century astronomer, translator, mathematician and engineer. Full Name: Abu al-Tayyib Sanad ibn Ali. Arabic: أبو الطيب سند بن علي Origin: Sanad ibn Ali was either an Iraqi Jewish or Sindhi from Mansura, capital of Arab Sindh. Dies: 864 AD Famous for: Astronomy and Mathemmatics Contribution: Translated and modified the Zij…
Al-Khwarizmi has been described as the father or founder of Algebra Full Name: Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi Arabic: محمد بن موسى الخوارزمي Born: 780AD Origin: Iran (Persia) Dies: 850 AD Famous for: Algebra and the Hindu–Arabic numeral system Contribution: First person to treat algebra as an independent discipline The first systematic solution of linear and…
Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Fazari Philosopher, mathematician and Astronomer of 8th century. Full Name: Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Habib ibn Sulayman ibn Samra ibn Jundab al-Fazari Arabic: محمد بن إبراهيم بن حبيب بن سليمان بن سمرة بن جندب الفزاري Dies: 796-806 AD Origin: Iraq Famous for: Astronomy and Translations Contribution: He is credited to have built…
Jabir ibn Hayyan was one of the most well known Muslim Scholar, scientist and writers in Islamic Golden period. Full Name: Abu Musa Jabir ibn Hayyan Arabic: أَبو موسى جابِر بِن حَيّان Born: 721 AD Origin: Kufa (Iraq) / Tus (Iran) Died: 806-816 A.D. Famous for: Alchemy, Chemistry, Magic, and Shi’ite religious philosophy Contributions: Oldest…
Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk was a ninth-century Muslim mathematician. Not much is known about his life. Full Name: Abd al-Hamīd ibn Wase ibn Turk Jili Arabic: ابومحمد عبدالحمید بن واسع بن ترک الجیلی Dies: 830 Ad Origin: Khuttal or Gilan Famous for: Algebra Contribution: He wrote a work on algebra entitled Logical Necessities in Mixed…
Abbas Ibn Firnas was born in 809-810 AD in Ronda, Andalusia, Spain. Full Name: Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas al-Takurini Arabic: أبو القاسم عباس بن فرناس بن ورداس التاكرني Died: 887 A.D. Famous for: An inventor, astronomer, physician, chemist, engineer, Andalusi musician, and Arabic-language poet. Contributions: He was reported to have experimented with…
