Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi

Abbasid Kufan linguist and historian
Person human Q27546923
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Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi

Summary

Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi is a human[1]. Born in Kufa[2], he… he was born on January 1, 738[3]. He died on January 1, 822[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], writer[6], historian[7], and genealogist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi was born in Kufa[2].
  • Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi was born on January 1, 738[3].
  • Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi was born on January 1, 748[10].
  • Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi died on January 1, 822[4].
  • Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi held citizenship in Umayyad Caliphate[11].
  • Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi held citizenship in Abbasid Caliphate[12].
  • Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi's professions included linguist[5].
  • Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi's professions included writer[6].
  • Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi worked as a historian[7].
  • Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi's professions included genealogist[8].
  • Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi's religion is recorded as Islam[13].
  • Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi is recorded as male[14].
  • Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi's given name is recorded as Haitham[16].
  • Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[17].
  • Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[18].

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Origins and Family

Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi was born in Kufa[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 738[3] and January 1, 748[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[5], writer[6], historian[7], and genealogist[8].

Personal Life

Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi's religion is recorded as Islam[13].

Death and Burial

Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi died on January 1, 822[4].

Why It Matters

Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi born?

Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi was born in Kufa[2].

What did Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi do for work?

Al-Haytham ibn 'Adi worked as linguist[5], writer[6], historian[7], and genealogist[8].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . Siyar A'lam al-Nubala (Muʼassasat al-Risālah, 1985). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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