Sahl ibn Bishr

9th century Syriac astronomer and mathematician (c. 786 - c. 845)
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Sahl ibn Bishr

Summary

Sahl ibn Bishr is a human[1]. His place of birth was Amol[2]. He was born on 786[3]. He died on 845[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5], mathematician[6], astrologer[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Amol[2], Sahl ibn Bishr…
  • Sahl ibn Bishr was born on 786[3].
  • Sahl ibn Bishr died on 845[4].
  • Sahl ibn Bishr held citizenship in Abbasid Caliphate[10].
  • Sahl ibn Bishr worked as an astronomer[5].
  • Sahl ibn Bishr's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Sahl ibn Bishr worked as an astrologer[7].
  • Sahl ibn Bishr worked as a writer[8].
  • Sahl ibn Bishr's field of work was astronomy[11].
  • Sahl ibn Bishr's field of work was mathematics[12].
  • Sahl ibn Bishr is recorded as male[13].
  • Sahl ibn Bishr's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Sahl ibn Bishr's floruit is recorded as 900[15].
  • Sahl ibn Bishr's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[16].
  • Sahl ibn Bishr's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[17].
  • Sahl ibn Bishr's writing language is recorded as Arabic[18].
  • Sahl ibn Bishr's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[19].

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Origins and Family

Sahl ibn Bishr's place of birth was Amol[2]. He was born on 786[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[5], mathematician[6], astrologer[7], and writer[8]. Fields of work include astronomy[11], a branch of science[20] and mathematics[12], an academic discipline[21].

Death and Burial

Sahl ibn Bishr died on 845[4].

Why It Matters

Sahl ibn Bishr ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Sahl ibn Bishr born?

Sahl ibn Bishr's place of birth was Amol[2].

What did Sahl ibn Bishr do for work?

Sahl ibn Bishr worked as astronomer[5], mathematician[6], astrologer[7], and writer[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . 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. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation astronomer, mathematician, astrologer +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  2. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Copyright status as a creator copyrights on works have expired
    Writing language Arabic
    Instance of human
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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