Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji

12th-century Iberian Arab astronomer and Qadi
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Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji

Summary

Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji is a human[1]. He was born in Pedroche[2]. He was born on +1200-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in al-Andalus[4]. He died on +1204-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an astronomer[6], astrologer[7], writer[8], and cosmologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's place of birth was Pedroche[2].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's place of birth was Al-Magreb al-Aqsa[11].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji passed away in al-Andalus[4].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji was born on +1200-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji died on +1204-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's professions included astronomer[6].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's professions included astrologer[7].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji worked as a writer[8].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's professions included cosmologist[9].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's field of work was astronomy[12].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's religion is recorded as Islam[13].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji is recorded as male[14].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's ISNI is recorded as 0000000119077735[16].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 265088688[17].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's GND ID is recorded as 104053119[18].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2020019155[19].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12794774z[20].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's SBN author ID is recorded as BVEV017765[21].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/086mb7[22].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's given name is recorded as Nur[23].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji studied under Ibn Tufayl[24].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[25].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[26].
  • Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's zbMATH author ID is recorded as al-bitruji.[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Pedroche[2], a municipality of Spain[28], in Spain[29] and Al-Magreb al-Aqsa[11], a historical region[30]. Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji was born on +1200-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji studied under Ibn Tufayl[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[6], astrologer[7], writer[8], and cosmologist[9]. Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's field of work was astronomy[12].

Personal Life

Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji's religion is recorded as Islam[13].

Death and Burial

Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji died on +1204-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in al-Andalus[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji include Alpetragius[31], an impact crater[32].

Why It Matters

Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for him include Alpetragius[31], an impact crater[32].

FAQs

Where was Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji born?

Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji was born in Pedroche[2].

Where did Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji die?

Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji passed away in al-Andalus[4].

What did Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji do for work?

Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji worked as astronomer[6], astrologer[7], writer[8], and cosmologist[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Censimento nazionale delle edizioni italiane del XVI secolo. Retrieved . digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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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