MATHEMATICIAN

Ibn al-Shatir

1304 - 1375

Ibn al-Shatir

ʿAbu al-Ḥasan Alāʾ al‐Dīn bin Alī bin Ibrāhīm bin Muhammad bin al-Matam al-Ansari, known as Ibn al-Shatir or Ibn ash-Shatir (Arabic: ابن الشاطر; 1304–1375) was an Arab astronomer, mathematician and engineer. He worked as muwaqqit (موقت, timekeeper) in the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus and constructed a sundial for its minaret in 1371/72. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn al-Shatir is the 242nd most popular mathematician (up from 245th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Syria (down from 73rd in 2019) and the most popular Syrian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Ibn al-Shatir ranks 242 out of 1,004. Before him are Callippus, Michel Chasles, Richard S. Hamilton, Giovanni Ceva, Marcel Grossmann, and Ahmes. After him are Xu Guangqi, Ernst Zermelo, Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, Vergilius of Salzburg, Abū Ja'far al-Khāzin, and Henri Cartan.

Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia

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Callippus
370 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 236
Michel Chasles
1793 - 1880
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 237
Richard S. Hamilton
1943 - 2024
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 238
Giovanni Ceva
1647 - 1734
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 239
Marcel Grossmann
1878 - 1936
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 240
Ahmes
1680 BC - 1620 BC
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 241
Ibn al-Shatir
1304 - 1375
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 242
Xu Guangqi
1562 - 1633
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 243
Ernst Zermelo
1871 - 1953
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 244
Abū Sahl al-Qūhī
940 - 1000
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 245
Vergilius of Salzburg
700 - 784
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 246
Abū Ja'far al-Khāzin
900 - 960
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 247
Henri Cartan
1904 - 2008
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 248

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1304, Ibn al-Shatir ranks 5. Before him are Petrarch, Ibn Battuta, Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür, and Louis I, Count of Flanders. After him are Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Günther von Schwarzburg. Among people deceased in 1375, Ibn al-Shatir ranks 4. Before him are Giovanni Boccaccio, Valdemar IV of Denmark, and Philip, Duke of Orléans. After him are John Henry, Margrave of Moravia, Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria, Eleanor of Sicily, Liu Bowen, James IV of Majorca, Shuttarna II, Charles III, Count of Alençon, and Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scotland.

Others Born in 1304

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Petrarch
WRITER
1304 - 1374
HPI: 86.60
Rank: 1
Ibn Battuta
EXPLORER
1304 - 1368
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 2
Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür
POLITICIAN
1304 - 1332
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 3
Louis I, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1304 - 1346
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 4
Ibn al-Shatir
MATHEMATICIAN
1304 - 1375
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 5
Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1304 - 1369
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 6
Günther von Schwarzburg
NOBLEMAN
1304 - 1349
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 7

Others Deceased in 1375

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Giovanni Boccaccio
WRITER
1313 - 1375
HPI: 85.98
Rank: 1
Valdemar IV of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1320 - 1375
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 2
Philip, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1336 - 1375
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 3
Ibn al-Shatir
MATHEMATICIAN
1304 - 1375
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 4
John Henry, Margrave of Moravia
POLITICIAN
1322 - 1375
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 5
Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1319 - 1375
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 6
Eleanor of Sicily
COMPANION
1325 - 1375
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 7
Liu Bowen
PHILOSOPHER
1311 - 1375
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 8
James IV of Majorca
POLITICIAN
1337 - 1375
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 9
Shuttarna II
POLITICIAN
1350 BC - 1375
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 10
Charles III, Count of Alençon
NOBLEMAN
1337 - 1375
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 11
Margaret Drummond, Queen of Scotland
COMPANION
1340 - 1375
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 12