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Al-Khwarizmi

Also Known As Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
Philosophers and Scholars

Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (c. 780-c. 850 CE) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer and geographer who worked at the House of Wisdom in Baghdad under the Abbasid caliphate. His treatise on solving linear and quadratic equations, known in Arabic as al-jabr, gave rise to the term algebra, and his systematic methods for calculation are the origin of the term algorithm, derived from a Latinized form of his name. He also produced influential works on Hindu-Arabic numerals, astronomy and geography, helping transmit and develop mathematical knowledge that later reached medieval Europe through Latin translation.

Facts
Birth Year
780 1
Death Year
850 1
Role
Mathematician, astronomer and geographer of the Islamic Golden Age 1
Birthplace
Khwarazm 1
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Scientist / Inventor 1
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In Era

The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, Eras
Source Wikipedia: Al-Khwarizmi
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Originated In

Abbasid Caliphate

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Al-Khwarizmi
Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, opening sentence (birth year)
    Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, or simply al-Khwarizmi (c. 780 - c. 850) was a mathematician active during the Islamic Golden Age
  • Lead paragraph, opening sentence (death year)
    Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, or simply al-Khwarizmi (c. 780 - c. 850) was a mathematician active during the Islamic Golden Age
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1
    was a mathematician active during the Islamic Golden Age, who produced Arabic-language works in mathematics, astronomy, and geography
  • Life section, paragraph 1
    Ibn al-Nadim gives his birthplace as Khwarazm, and he is generally thought to have come from this region
  • Lead paragraph, opening clause
    Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, or simply al-Khwarizmi
  • Al-Khwarizmi: Gender
    His treatise on solving linear and quadratic equations, known in Arabic as al-jabr, gave rise to the term algebra, and his systematic methods for calculation are the origin of the term algorithm, derived from a Latinized form of his name.
  • Wikipedia biography, role/occupation stated in lead section (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
  • In Era: The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
    Infobox: born c. 780; died c. 850
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