Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī

Summary

Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī is a human^[1]. Born in Toledo^[2], he… he was born on 1027^[3]. He died in Córdoba^[4]. He died on 1087^[5]. He worked as an astronomer^[6], astrologer^[7], and clockmaker^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī's place of birth was Toledo^[2].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī was born in Qurṭubah^[10].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī passed away in Córdoba^[4].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī was born on 1027^[3].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī died on 1087^[5].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī died on 1100^[11].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī held citizenship in al-Andalus^[12].
• Arabic was Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī's native language^[13].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī's professions included astronomer^[6].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī worked as an astrologer^[7].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī worked as a clockmaker^[8].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī's field of work was astronomy^[14].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī's field of work was astrolabe^[15].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī is recorded as male^[16].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī's Commons category is recorded as Az-Zarqali^[18].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī's given name is recorded as Ibrahim^[19].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī studied under Said al-Andalusi^[20].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[21].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon^[23].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic^[25].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أَبُو إِسْحَاقَْ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَحْيَى التُّجِيبِيُّ النَّقَّاشُ الزَّرْقَالِيُّ'}^[26].
• Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Toledo^[2], a municipality of Spain^[28], in Spain^[29] and Qurṭubah^[10], an ancient city^[30], in emirate of Córdoba^[31], founded in 0711^[32]. Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī was born on 1027^[3]. Arabic was his native language^[13].

Education

Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī studied under Said al-Andalusi^[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[6], astrologer^[7], and clockmaker^[8]. Fields of work include astronomy^[14], a branch of science^[33] and astrolabe^[15].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include 1087^[5] and 1100^[11]. Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī passed away in Córdoba^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī include Arzachel^[34], an impact crater^[35].

Why It Matters

Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] He is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

He has been cited as an influence by Ibn al‐Ha'im al‐Ishbili^[38], an astronomer^[39], b. 1213^[40], specialised in mathematics^[41].

Entities named for him include Arzachel^[34], an impact crater^[35].

FAQs

Where was Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī born?

Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī was born in Toledo^[2].

Where did Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī die?

Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī died in Córdoba^[4].

What did Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī do for work?

Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī worked as astronomer^[6], astrologer^[7], and clockmaker^[8].

Who did Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī influence?

Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī has been cited as an influence by Ibn al‐Ha'im al‐Ishbili^[38].