Mashallah ibn Athari

Persian Jewish astrologer and astronomer (c. 740–815 AD)
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Mashallah ibn Athari

Summary

Mashallah ibn Athari is a human[1]. His place of birth was Basra[2]. He was born on January 1, 740[3]. He passed away in Baghdad[4]. He died on 815[5]. He worked as an astrologer[6], astronomer[7], and mathematician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Mashallah ibn Athari's place of birth was Basra[2].
  • Mashallah ibn Athari died in Baghdad[4].
  • Mashallah ibn Athari was born on January 1, 740[3].
  • Mashallah ibn Athari died on 815[5].
  • Mashallah ibn Athari held citizenship in Abbasid Caliphate[10].
  • Hebrew was Mashallah ibn Athari's native language[11].
  • Mashallah ibn Athari's professions included astrologer[6].
  • Mashallah ibn Athari's professions included astronomer[7].
  • Mashallah ibn Athari's professions included mathematician[8].
  • Mashallah ibn Athari's field of work was astronomy[12].
  • A notable student of Mashallah ibn Athari was Abu 'Ali al-Khaiyat[13].
  • Mashallah ibn Athari is recorded as male[14].
  • Mashallah ibn Athari's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Mashallah ibn Athari's Commons category is recorded as Mashallah ibn Athari[16].
  • Mashallah ibn Athari's given name is recorded as Mashallah[17].
  • Mashallah ibn Athari's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[18].
  • Mashallah ibn Athari's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hebrew[19].
  • Mashallah ibn Athari's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[20].

Body

Origins and Family

Mashallah ibn Athari's place of birth was Basra[2]. He was born on January 1, 740[3]. Hebrew was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astrologer[6], astronomer[7], and mathematician[8]. Mashallah ibn Athari's field of work was astronomy[12]. A notable student of him was Abu 'Ali al-Khaiyat[13].

Death and Burial

Mashallah ibn Athari died on 815[5]. He passed away in Baghdad[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Mashallah ibn Athari include Messala[21], an impact crater[22].

Why It Matters

Mashallah ibn Athari ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for him include Messala[21], an impact crater[22].

FAQs

Where was Mashallah ibn Athari born?

Mashallah ibn Athari was born in Basra[2].

Where did Mashallah ibn Athari die?

Mashallah ibn Athari died in Baghdad[4].

What did Mashallah ibn Athari do for work?

Mashallah ibn Athari worked as astrologer[6], astronomer[7], and mathematician[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . 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. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death +0815-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P570]]: 815"
  2. 23d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp01025370
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30853|batch #30853]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (8)"
  3. 28d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death +0815-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30091|batch #30091]]: import data from GND - part 30 (cf. https://w.wiki/Me9X)"
  4. 29d ago · HannoWij · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibale id 100509
    Described by source BEIC Digital Library
    Place of birth Basra
    Field of work astronomy
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10864]]: 100509"
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