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Thābit ibn Qurra

836 - 901

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Thābit ibn Qurra (full name: Abū al-Ḥasan Ṯābit ibn Qurra ibn Zahrūn al-Ḥarrānī al-Ṣābiʾ, Arabic: أبو الحسن ثابت بن قرة بن زهرون الحراني الصابئ, Latin: Thebit/Thebith/Tebit; 826 or 836 – February 19, 901), was a scholar known for his work in mathematics, medicine, astronomy, and translation. He lived in Baghdad in the second half of the ninth century during the time of the Abbasid Caliphate. Thābit ibn Qurra made important discoveries in algebra, geometry, and astronomy. In astronomy, Thābit is considered one of the first reformers of the Ptolemaic system, and in mechanics he was a founder of statics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thābit ibn Qurra is the 81st most popular mathematician (up from 97th in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 243rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkish Mathematician.

Thābit ibn Qurra is most famous for his work in mathematics, astronomy, and medicine.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Thābit ibn Qurra ranks 81 out of 1,004. Before him are Bhāskara II, Regiomontanus, János Bolyai, Katherine Johnson, Pappus of Alexandria, and Benoit Mandelbrot. After him are Zhang Heng, Alfred North Whitehead, Bonaventura Cavalieri, Simon Stevin, Herbert A. Hauptman, and Alexander Grothendieck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 836, Thābit ibn Qurra ranks 2. Before him is Æthelberht, King of Wessex. After him are Causantín mac Cináeda, Al-Musta'in, and Fujiwara no Mototsune. Among people deceased in 901, Thābit ibn Qurra ranks 1. After him are Gunnbjörn Ulfsson, Theodora, daughter of Constantine VII, Ohthere of Hålogaland, Adelaide of Paris, Eudokia Baïana, Leo Phokas the Elder, Irene Lekapene, Antony II of Constantinople, and Amr ibn al-Layth.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Thābit ibn Qurra ranks 209 out of 1,347. Before him are Constantine VI (771), Mausolus (-410), Andronikos III Palaiologos (1297), Numerian (254), Alexios III Angelos (1153), and Pulcheria (399). After him are Hecuba (null), Romanos II (938), Anthemius (420), Michael I Rangabe (770), Simeon Stylites (389), and Pope John VI (655).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Türkiye

Among mathematicians born in Türkiye, Thābit ibn Qurra ranks 4. Before him are Apollonius of Perga (-262), Eudoxus of Cnidus (-408), and Al-Battani (858). After him are Anthemius of Tralles (474), Autolycus of Pitane (-360), Simplicius of Cilicia (490), Menaechmus (-375), Callippus (-370), Theon of Smyrna (70), Theodosius of Bithynia (-160), and Suzan Kahramaner (1913).

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