Ibn Wahshiyya

Nabatean Arab writer, agronomist and historian
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Ibn Wahshiyya

Summary

Ibn Wahshiyya is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 900[2]. He died on January 1, 930[3]. He worked as a writer[4], agronomist[5], historian[6], archaeologist[7], and translator[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Ibn Wahshiyya was born on January 1, 900[2].
  • Ibn Wahshiyya died on January 1, 930[3].
  • Ibn Wahshiyya's professions included writer[4].
  • Ibn Wahshiyya's professions included agronomist[5].
  • Ibn Wahshiyya worked as a historian[6].
  • Ibn Wahshiyya's professions included archaeologist[7].
  • Ibn Wahshiyya worked as a translator[8].
  • Ibn Wahshiyya worked as a scholar[10].
  • Ibn Wahshiyya's field of work was agriculture[11].
  • Ibn Wahshiyya's field of work was alchemy[12].
  • Ibn Wahshiyya's field of work was linguistics[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Ibn Wahshiyya is Kitāb Shawq al-Mustahām fī Maʿrifat Rumūz al-Aqlām[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Ibn Wahshiyya is The Nabataean Agriculture[15].
  • Ibn Wahshiyya's religion is recorded as Shia Islam[16].
  • Ibn Wahshiyya is recorded as male[17].
  • Ibn Wahshiyya's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Ibn Wahshiyya's Commons category is recorded as Ibn Wahshiyya[19].
  • Ibn Wahshiyya's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[20].
  • Ibn Wahshiyya's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[21].

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Origins and Family

Ibn Wahshiyya was born on January 1, 900[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], agronomist[5], historian[6], archaeologist[7], translator[8], and scholar[10]. Fields of work include agriculture[11], an economic sector[22]; alchemy[12], a protoscience[23]; and linguistics[13], an academic discipline[24].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Kitāb Shawq al-Mustahām fī Maʿrifat Rumūz al-Aqlām[14], a literary work[25] and The Nabataean Agriculture[15], a written work[26].

Personal Life

Ibn Wahshiyya's religion is recorded as Shia Islam[16].

Death and Burial

Ibn Wahshiyya died on January 1, 930[3].

Why It Matters

Ibn Wahshiyya ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Works attributed to him include The Nabataean Agriculture[29], a written work[30].

FAQs

What did Ibn Wahshiyya do for work?

Ibn Wahshiyya worked as writer[4], agronomist[5], historian[6], archaeologist[7], and translator[8].

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  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Notable work Kitāb Shawq al-Mustahām fī Maʿrifat Rumūz al-Aqlām, The Nabataean Agriculture
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