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Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

1201 - 1274

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Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī (1201 – 1274), also known as Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (Arabic: نصیر الدین الطوسی; Persian: نصیر الدین طوسی) or simply as (al-)Tusi, was a Persian polymath, architect, philosopher, physician, scientist, and theologian. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was a well published author, writing on subjects of math, engineering, prose, and mysticism. Additionally, al-Tusi made several scientific advancements. In astronomy, al-Tusi created very accurate tables of planetary motion, an updated planetary model, and critiques of Ptolemaic astronomy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi is the 269th most popular writer (down from 234th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Iran (up from 37th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Iranian Writer.

Nasir al-din al-tusi was a Persian astronomer and mathematician from the 13th century. He is most famous for his contributions to the study of astronomy.

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Among writers, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi ranks 269 out of 7,302. Before him are Mary Wollstonecraft, Jordanes, Bartolomé de las Casas, Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Anna Akhmatova, and Sallust. After him are Snorri Sturluson, Jami, Arthur C. Clarke, Quintilian, Elfriede Jelinek, and Peter Handke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1201, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi ranks 1. After him are Robert I, Latin Emperor, François Grimaldi, Daniel of Galicia, Theobald I of Navarre, Baiju, John I of Sweden, Robert de Sorbon, Butvydas, Al-Baydawi, Philip I, Count of Boulogne, and Qin Jiushao. Among people deceased in 1274, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi ranks 3. Before him are Thomas Aquinas, and Bonaventure. After him are Robert de Sorbon, Henry I of Navarre, Wonjong of Goryeo, Emperor Duzong, Prince Munetaka, and Lal Shahbaz Qalandar.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi ranks 34 out of 631. Before him are Khosrow I (501), Ferdowsi (940), Nader Shah (1688), Mansur Al-Hallaj (858), Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (817), and Nizam al-Mulk (1018). After him are Jami (1414), Darius II (-475), Salman the Persian (568), Shirin Ebadi (1947), Antiochus III the Great (-241), and Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247).

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Among WRITERS In Iran

Among writers born in Iran, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi ranks 6. Before him are Abu Nuwas (762), Hafez (1325), Ismail I (1487), Ferdowsi (940), and Mansur Al-Hallaj (858). After him are Jami (1414), Shams Tabrizi (1185), Doris Lessing (1919), Saadi Shirazi (1210), Attar of Nishapur (1145), and Magtymguly Pyragy (1733).

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