ASTRONOMER
Abu Maʿshar
787 - 886
Abu Maʿshar
Abu Ma‘shar al-Balkhi, Latinized as Albumasar (also Albusar, Albuxar, Albumazar; full name Abū Maʿshar Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar al-Balkhī ابومَعْشَر جعفر بن محمد بن عمر بلخی; 10 August 787 – 9 March 886, AH 171–272), was an early Persian Muslim astrologer, thought to be the greatest astrologer of the Abbasid court in Baghdad. While he was not a major innovator, his practical manuals for training astrologers profoundly influenced Muslim intellectual history and, through translations, that of western Europe and Byzantium. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abu Maʿshar is the 58th most popular astronomer (up from 154th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 54th in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Astronomer.
Abu Maʿshar is most famous for his work in astronomy and astrology. He was a Persian mathematician and astronomer who was born in Baghdad in 876 CE. He was one of the first astronomers to use the Ptolemaic model of the solar system.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Abu Maʿshar ranks 58 out of 644. Before him are Adolphe Quetelet, Édouard Stephan, William Alfred Fowler, Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Karl Ludwig Hencke, and Jan Oort. After him are James Bradley, Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī, Walter Baade, Jamshīd al-Kāshī, Antonie Pannekoek, and John Flamsteed.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
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Adolphe Quetelet
1796 - 1874
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 52
Édouard Stephan
1837 - 1923
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 53
William Alfred Fowler
1911 - 1995
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 54
Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli
1397 - 1482
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 55
Karl Ludwig Hencke
1793 - 1866
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 56
Jan Oort
1900 - 1992
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 57
Abu Maʿshar
787 - 886
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 58
James Bradley
1693 - 1762
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 59
Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī
1029 - 1087
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 60
Walter Baade
1893 - 1960
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 61
Jamshīd al-Kāshī
1380 - 1429
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 62
Antonie Pannekoek
1873 - 1960
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 63
John Flamsteed
1646 - 1719
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 64
Contemporaries
Among people born in 787, Abu Maʿshar ranks 2. Before him is Al-Amin. After him is Jang Bogo. Among people deceased in 886, Abu Maʿshar ranks 3. Before him are Basil I, and Ibn Majah. After him are Muhammad I of Córdoba, Joseph the Hymnographer, Bernard Plantapilosa, García Jiménez of Pamplona, and Adalbert I, Margrave of Tuscany.
Others Born in 787
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Al-Amin
POLITICIAN
787 - 813
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 1
Abu Maʿshar
ASTRONOMER
787 - 886
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 2
Jang Bogo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
787 - 841
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 886
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Basil I
POLITICIAN
811 - 886
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 1
Ibn Majah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
824 - 886
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 2
Abu Maʿshar
ASTRONOMER
787 - 886
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 3
Muhammad I of Córdoba
POLITICIAN
823 - 886
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 4
Joseph the Hymnographer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
816 - 886
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 5
Bernard Plantapilosa
POLITICIAN
841 - 886
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 6
García Jiménez of Pamplona
POLITICIAN
800 - 886
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 7
Adalbert I, Margrave of Tuscany
POLITICIAN
820 - 886
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 8
In Afghanistan
Among people born in Afghanistan, Abu Maʿshar ranks 29 out of 177. Before him are Babrak Karmal (1929), Hibatullah Akhundzada (1961), Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (1949), Hafizullah Amin (1929), Humayun (1508), and Moinuddin Chishti (1142). After him are Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād (1450), Nur Muhammad Taraki (1917), Ibrahim ibn Adham (718), Abdur Rahman Khan (1844), Sultan Husayn Bayqara (1438), and Shah Shujah Durrani (1785).
Others born in Afghanistan
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Babrak Karmal
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1996
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 23
Hibatullah Akhundzada
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 24
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 25
Hafizullah Amin
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1979
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 26
Humayun
POLITICIAN
1508 - 1556
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 27
Moinuddin Chishti
POLITICIAN
1142 - 1236
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 28
Abu Maʿshar
ASTRONOMER
787 - 886
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 29
Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād
PAINTER
1450 - 1535
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 30
Nur Muhammad Taraki
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1979
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 31
Ibrahim ibn Adham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
718 - 782
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 32
Abdur Rahman Khan
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1901
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 33
Sultan Husayn Bayqara
POLITICIAN
1438 - 1506
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 34
Shah Shujah Durrani
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1842
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 35
Among ASTRONOMERS In Afghanistan
Among astronomers born in Afghanistan, Abu Maʿshar ranks 1.
