Al-Karaji

Persian mathematician and engineer (c. 953 – c. 1029)
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Al-Karaji

Summary

Al-Karaji is a human[1]. He was born in Karaj[2]. He was born on April 13, 953[3]. He died on 1029[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Al-Karaji was born in Karaj[2].
  • Al-Karaji's place of birth was Karkh[7].
  • Al-Karaji was born on April 13, 953[3].
  • Al-Karaji died on 1029[4].
  • Al-Karaji held citizenship in Abbasid Caliphate[8].
  • Al-Karaji worked as a mathematician[5].
  • A notable work attributed to Al-Karaji is Al-Fakhri[9].
  • Al-Karaji is recorded as male[10].
  • Al-Karaji's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Al-Karaji's Commons category is recorded as Al-Karaji[12].
  • Al-Karaji's residence is recorded as Baghdad[13].
  • Al-Karaji's given name is recorded as Muhammad[14].
  • Al-Karaji's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Al-Karaji[15].
  • Al-Karaji's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[16].
  • Al-Karaji's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'بوبکر محمد بن حسن کرجیا'}[17].
  • Al-Karaji's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[18].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Karaj[2], a city of Iran[19], in Iran[20] and Karkh[7], a neighborhood[21], in Iraq[22]. Al-Karaji was born on April 13, 953[3].

Career and Affiliations

Al-Karaji worked as a mathematician[5].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Al-Karaji is Al-Fakhri[9]. Things named for him include binomial theorem[23], a theorem[24].

Death and Burial

Al-Karaji died on 1029[4].

Why It Matters

Al-Karaji ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for him include binomial theorem[23], a theorem[24].

FAQs

Where was Al-Karaji born?

Al-Karaji was born in Karaj[2].

What did Al-Karaji do for work?

Al-Karaji worked as mathematician[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation mathematician
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  2. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship Abbasid Caliphate
    Occupation
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