Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī

Abbasid astronomer (c. 800 – 870)
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Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī was born in the Ferghana Valley. His religion was Islam.

Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī

Summary

Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī is a human[1]. He was born in Ferghana Valley[2]. He died in Cairo[3]. He died on January 1, 861[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5], mathematician[6], and astrologer[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

Key Facts

  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī was born in Ferghana Valley[2].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī died in Cairo[3].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī died on January 1, 861[4].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī held citizenship in Abbasid Caliphate[9].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's professions included astronomer[5].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī worked as an astrologer[7].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's field of work was astronomy[11].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī was employed by House of Wisdom[12].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's religion is recorded as Islam[13].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī is recorded as male[14].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's Commons category is recorded as Alfraganus[16].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's given name is recorded as Ahmad[17].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's floruit is recorded as 900[18].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[19].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[21].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's described by source is recorded as Encyclopaedia Islamica[22].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[23].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's Commons Creator page is recorded as Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī[24].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أحمد بن كثير الفرغاني'}[25].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Fergani'}[26].
  • Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[27].

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Origins and Family

Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī was born in Ferghana Valley[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[5], mathematician[6], and astrologer[7]. Fields of work include mathematics[10], an academic discipline[28] and astronomy[11], a branch of science[29]. Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī was employed by House of Wisdom[12].

Personal Life

Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī's religion is recorded as Islam[13].

Death and Burial

Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī died on January 1, 861[4]. He passed away in Cairo[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī include Alfraganus[30], an impact crater[31].

Why It Matters

Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for him include Alfraganus[30], an impact crater[31].

FAQs

Where was Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī born?

Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī was born in Ferghana Valley[2].

Where did Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī die?

Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī passed away in Cairo[3].

What did Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī do for work?

Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī worked as astronomer[5], mathematician[6], and astrologer[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . archive.wikiwix.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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