Al-Biruni

Full Name: Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni

Arabic: أبو ريحان محمد بن أحمد البيروني

Origin: Kath, Khwarezm (modern-day Uzbekistan)

Born: 973 AD.

Dies: 1,050 AD.

Famous for: “Father of Comparative Religion”, “Father of modern geodesy”, Founder of Indology and the first anthropologist

Contribution:

146 books written by al-Bīruni, 95 are devoted to astronomy, mathematics, and related subjects

Articles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Biruni

https://www.biruni.edu.tr/en/news/news/who-was-biruni

https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000074875

https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-94-024-1665-7_86