Varāhamihira

Summary

Varāhamihira is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Ujjain^[2]. He was born on +0505-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Ujjain^[4]. He died on +0587-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], astronomer^[7], and astrologer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month, #7,105 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Varāhamihira was born in Ujjain^[2].
• Varāhamihira died in Ujjain^[4].
• Varāhamihira was born on +0505-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Varāhamihira died on +0587-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5].
• A child of Varāhamihira was Pr̥thuyaśas^[10].
• Varāhamihira's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Varāhamihira's professions included astronomer^[7].
• Varāhamihira worked as an astrologer^[8].
• Varāhamihira's field of work was astronomy^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Varāhamihira is Brihat Jataka^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Varāhamihira is Brihat-Samhita^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Varāhamihira is Pancha-siddhantika^[14].
• Varāhamihira is recorded as male^[15].
• Varāhamihira's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Varāhamihira's ISNI is recorded as 0000000080928458^[17].
• Varāhamihira's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 13114864^[18].
• Varāhamihira's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7767151248009144270007^[19].
• Varāhamihira's GND ID is recorded as 119297108^[20].
• Varāhamihira's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50053304^[21].
• Varāhamihira's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 104214536^[22].
• Varāhamihira's IdRef ID is recorded as 109396405^[23].
• Varāhamihira's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03200312^[24].
• Varāhamihira's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00516731^[25].
• Varāhamihira's pronunciation audio is recorded as VarahMihir.ogg^[26].
• Varāhamihira's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04c9h2^[27].

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Origins and Family

Varāhamihira's place of birth was Ujjain^[2]. He was born on +0505-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], astronomer^[7], and astrologer^[8]. Varāhamihira's field of work was astronomy^[11].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Brihat Jataka^[12], a written work^[28], written by Varāhamihira^[29]; Brihat-Samhita^[13], a written work^[30], written by him^[31]; and Pancha-siddhantika^[14], a written work^[32], written by him^[33].

Personal Life

A child of Varāhamihira was Pr̥thuyaśas^[10].

Death and Burial

Varāhamihira died on +0587-01-01T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Ujjain^[4].

Why It Matters

Varāhamihira ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month, #7,105 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Works attributed to him include Brihat-Samhita^[36], a written work^[37], written by him^[38] and Pancha-siddhantika^[39], a written work^[40], written by him^[41].

FAQs

Where was Varāhamihira born?

Born in Ujjain^[2], Varāhamihira…

Where did Varāhamihira die?

Varāhamihira passed away in Ujjain^[4].

What did Varāhamihira do for work?

Varāhamihira worked as mathematician^[6], astronomer^[7], and astrologer^[8].