Al-Khwarizmi
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Al-Khwarizmi was a pioneering Persian mathematician and astronomer whose works on algebra and algorithms profoundly shaped the development of mathematics and science.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-Khwarizmi | 2 |
| Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī | 1 |
| al-Khwārizmī | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian scholar
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astronomer ⓘ geographer ⓘ human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
al-Ma'mun
ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph al-Ma'mun
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| birthPlace |
Khorasan
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Khorasan
Khwarezm ⓘ
surface form:
Khwarazm
region of modern Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| citizenship | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| conceptCoinedFromName |
algorism
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algorithm ⓘ |
| employer |
House of Wisdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid court in Baghdad
House of Wisdom ⓘ |
| eponymOf |
algorism
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algorithm ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Persian ⓘ |
| familyName |
Al-Khwarizmi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
al-Khwārizmī
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| fieldOfWork |
algebra
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astronomy ⓘ geography ⓘ mathematical tables ⓘ trigonometry ⓘ |
| floruit | early 9th century ⓘ |
| givenName |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Muḥammad
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| inferredBirthDate | circa 780 ⓘ |
| inferredDeathDate | circa 850 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latin medieval mathematics
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Renaissance mathematics ⓘ development of algebra in Europe ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek mathematics
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Indian mathematics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Arabic ⓘ |
| name |
Al-Khwarizmi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī
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| notableAchievement |
construction of astronomical tables based on Indian and Greek sources
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introduction of Hindu-Arabic numerals to the Islamic world ⓘ revision of Ptolemaic geography ⓘ systematic treatment of linear and quadratic equations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Al-Khwarizmi's Al-jabr wa-l-muqabala
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surface form:
Al-Kitāb al-mukhtaṣar fī ḥisāb al-jabr wa-l-muqābala
Al-Khwarizmi's Al-jabr wa-l-muqabala ⓘ
surface form:
Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing
Zīj al-Sindhind ⓘ astronomical tables ⓘ work on Hindu-Arabic numerals ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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geographer ⓘ mathematician ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| patronymicName | ibn Mūsā ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| workLocation | Baghdad ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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al-Khwārizmī
this entity surface form:
al-Khwarizmi
this entity surface form:
Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī
this entity surface form:
al-Khwarizmi