Farabi

Summary

Farabi is a human^[1]. Born in Otrar^[2], he… he was born on January 10, 872^[3]. He passed away in Damascus^[4]. He died on January 1, 951^[5]. He worked as a philosopher^[6], physicist^[7], music theorist^[8], logician^[9], and astronomer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,411 views/month, #6,782 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Farabi's place of birth was Otrar^[2].
• Farabi died in Damascus^[4].
• Farabi was born on January 10, 872^[3].
• Farabi was born on 870^[12].
• Farabi was born on 872^[13].
• Farabi died on January 1, 951^[5].
• Farabi is buried at Bab al-Saghir Cemetery^[14].
• Farabi held citizenship in Abbasid Caliphate^[15].
• Turkish was Farabi's native language^[16].
• Farabi worked as a philosopher^[6].
• Farabi's professions included physicist^[7].
• Farabi's professions included music theorist^[8].
• Farabi's professions included logician^[9].
• Farabi's professions included astronomer^[10].
• Farabi worked as a social scientist^[17].
• Farabi's field of work was natural history^[18].
• Farabi's field of work was metaphysics^[19].
• Farabi's field of work was mathematics^[20].
• Farabi's field of work was logic^[21].
• Farabi's field of work was astronomy^[22].
• Farabi's field of work was medicine^[23].
• A notable student of Farabi was Yahya ibn Adi^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Farabi is Ara Ahl al Madina al Fadila^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Farabi is message in the mind^[26].
• A notable work attributed to Farabi is Alfarabi's Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Otrar^[2], Farabi… Recorded date of birth include January 10, 872^[3], 870^[12], and 872^[13]. Turkish was his native language^[16].

Education

Studied under Abu Bishr Matta ibn Yunus^[28], Yuhanna ibn Haylan^[29], and Muhammad ibn al-Sari ibn al-Sarraj^[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[6], physicist^[7], music theorist^[8], logician^[9], astronomer^[10], and social scientist^[17]. Fields of work include natural history^[18], an academic discipline^[31]; metaphysics^[19], a branch of philosophy^[32]; mathematics^[20], an academic discipline^[33]; logic^[21], a class used in Universal Decimal Classification^[34]; astronomy^[22], a branch of science^[35]; and medicine^[23], a field of study^[36]. A notable student of Farabi was Yahya ibn Adi^[24].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Ara Ahl al Madina al Fadila^[25], a literary work^[37]; message in the mind^[26], a literary work^[38]; Alfarabi's Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle^[27], a literary work^[39]; Kitab al-Musiqa al-Kabir^[40], a literary work^[41]; and Enumeration of sciences^[42]. Things named for Farabi include Al-Farabi Kazakh National University^[43] and 7057 Al-Fārābī^[44].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Islam^[45], a major religious group^[46], founded in 0631^[47] and Shia Islam^[48], an Islamic denomination^[49].

Death and Burial

Farabi died on January 1, 951^[5]. He passed away in Damascus^[4]. He is buried at Bab al-Saghir Cemetery^[14].

Why It Matters

Farabi ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,411 views/month, #6,782 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] He is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

He has been cited as an influence by Avicenna^[52], a philosopher^[53], 0980–1037^[54], specialised in medicine^[55]; Moshe ben Maimon^[56], a philosopher^[57], 1138–1204^[58], of al-Andalus^[59], specialised in philosophy^[60]; Albertus Magnus^[61], a chemist^[62], 1193–1280^[63], of Holy Roman Empire^[64], specialised in philosophy^[65]; Shihab al-Din Suhrawardi^[66], a philosopher^[67], 1155–1191^[68], of Abbasid Caliphate^[69], specialised in Islamic philosophy^[70]; Averroes^[71], a philosopher^[72], 1126–1198^[73], specialised in Islamic philosophy^[74]; and Avempace^[75], a philosopher^[76], 1095–1139^[77], of Taifa of Zaragoza^[78], specialised in philosophy^[79].

Works attributed to him include Kitab al-Musiqa al-Kabir^[80]. Entities named for him include Al-Farabi Kazakh National University^[43] and 7057 Al-Fārābī^[44].

FAQs

Where was Farabi born?

Born in Otrar^[2], Farabi…

Where did Farabi die?

Farabi died in Damascus^[4].

What did Farabi do for work?

Farabi worked as philosopher^[6], physicist^[7], music theorist^[8], logician^[9], and astronomer^[10].

Who did Farabi influence?

Farabi has been cited as an influence by Avicenna^[52], Moshe ben Maimon^[56], Albertus Magnus^[61], and Shihab al-Din Suhrawardi^[66].