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Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi

903 - 986

Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi

ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī (full name, Abū’l-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿUmar ibn Sahl al-Ṣūfī al-Rāzī —Arabic: أَبُو الحُسَين عَبدُ اَلرَّحمَن بن عُمَر بن سَهل اَلصُّوفِي اَلرَّازِي ; Persian: ابوالحسن عبدالرحمن صوفی رازی — 7 December 903 – 25 May 986) was a Persian astronomer. His work Kitāb ṣuwar al-kawākib ("The Book of Fixed Stars"), written in 964, included both textual descriptions and illustrations. The Persian polymath Al-Biruni wrote that al-Ṣūfī's work on the ecliptic was carried out in Shiraz. Al-Ṣūfī lived at the Buyid court in Isfahan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi is the 24th most popular astronomer (down from 18th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Iran and the 2nd most popular Iranian Astronomer.

Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi is most famous for his work on the constellations. He wrote a book called "Kitab suwar al-kawakib" which means "Book of the Constellations of Fixed Stars."

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Among astronomers, Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi ranks 24 out of 644. Before him are Ole Rømer, Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr., Carl Sagan, Avempace, Aryabhata, and Caroline Herschel. After him are Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Charles Messier, Giuseppe Piazzi, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Roger Joseph Boscovich, and Riccardo Giacconi.

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Among people born in 903, Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi ranks 1. After him is Taira no Masakado. Among people deceased in 986, Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi ranks 2. Before him is Harald Bluetooth. After him is Lothair of France.