Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari

Persian scholar and physician
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Summary

Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari was born on January 1, 838[1], in Amol[2]. He died on January 1, 874[3], in Baghdad[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], physician[6], psychologist[7], scientist[8], and scholar[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (289 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 808[11]
  • Date of death: 861[12]
  • Father: Sahl ibn Bishr[13]
  • Country of citizenship: Abbasid Caliphate[14]
  • Field of work: medicine[15], philosophy[16], astronomy[17], mathematics[18]
  • Student: Abu Bakr al-Razi[19]
  • Notable work: Firdous al-Hikmah[20]
  • Religion or worldview: Islam[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Sport: chess[23]
  • Given name: Ali[24]
  • Floruit: 900[25]
  • Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[26], al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic[28], Syriac[29], Ancient Greek[30]
  • Name in native language: علي بن ربن الطبري[31]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[32]

Why It Matters

Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Works attributed to him include Paradise of Wisdom[35], a written work[36].

FAQs

Where was Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari born?

Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari's place of birth was Amol[2].

Where did Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari die?

Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari passed away in Baghdad[4].

Who were Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari's parents?

Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari's father was Sahl ibn Bishr[13].

What did Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari do for work?

Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari worked as a philosopher[5], physician[6], psychologist[7], scientist[8], and scholar[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . History of philosophy in Islam. wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . OpenITI corpus. wikidata.org.
  19. [12] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] ↑ . History of philosophy in Islam. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Yzkoc · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Sahl ibn Bishr
    Sitelink count → 22
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bn', 'ckb', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ms', 'mzn', 'pnb
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Father: Sahl ibn Bishr"
  2. 9w ago · ForzaGreen · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'علي بن ربن الطبري'}
    Date of death → +0874-01-01T00:00:00Z, +0861-00-00T00:00:00Z
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  3. 9w ago · Mitte27 · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → chess
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  4. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Baumgarten an der March
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  5. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → philosopher, physician, psychologist +2
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  6. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp00286250, cnp01371562
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  7. 24w ago · Yzkoc · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Field of work → medicine, philosophy, astronomy +1
    Religion or worldview → Islam
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Arabic, Syriac, Ancient Greek
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Tdv encyclopedia of islam id: ali-b-rabben-et-taberi"
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