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Ibn Yunus

950 - 1009

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Abu al-Hasan 'Ali ibn Abi al-Said 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad ibn Yunus ibn Abd al-'Ala al-Sadafi al-Misri (Arabic: ابن يونس; c. 950 – 1009) was an important Egyptian astronomer and mathematician, whose works are noted for being ahead of their time, having been based on meticulous calculations and attention to detail. He is one of the famous Muslim astronomers who appeared after Al-Battani and Abu al-Wafa' al-Buzjani, and he was perhaps the greatest astronomer of his time. Because of his brilliance, the Fatimids gave him generous gifts and established an observatory for him on Mount Mokattam near Fustat. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn Yunus is the 257th most popular mathematician (down from 182nd in 2019), the 240th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 207th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Egyptian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Ibn Yunus ranks 257 out of 1,004. Before him are Gösta Mittag-Leffler, Charles-Eugène Delaunay, Paolo Ruffini, Theodorus of Cyrene, Constantin Carathéodory, and Richard von Mises. After him are Johannes de Sacrobosco, Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Leo Perutz, Olga Ladyzhenskaya, and Aristyllus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 950, Ibn Yunus ranks 6. Before him are Erik the Red, Pope John XVII, Mariam al-Asturlabi, Adelaide of Aquitaine, and Amlaíb, King of Scotland. After him are Maslama al-Majriti, Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Leo the Deacon, Bernard I, Duke of Saxony, Gunnor, and Olof Björnsson. Among people deceased in 1009, Ibn Yunus ranks 4. Before him are Pope John XVIII, Bruno of Querfurt, and Mokjong of Goryeo. After him are Pietro II Orseolo, Tilopa, and Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Ibn Yunus ranks 240 out of 642. Before him are Mohammed Abdel Wahab (1901), Sufi Abu Taleb (1925), Saad Zaghloul (1858), Ahmose (-1504), Osorkon I (-1000), and Robert II, Count of Artois (1250). After him are Cleopatra Thea (-164), Solamish (1272), Valentinus (100), Nahshon (null), Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria (444), and Iry-Hor (-3101).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Egypt

Among mathematicians born in Egypt, Ibn Yunus ranks 11. Before him are Pappus of Alexandria (290), Ctesibius (-284), Theon of Alexandria (335), Menelaus of Alexandria (70), Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam (850), and Ahmes (-1680). After him are Hypsicles (-190).

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