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Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī

1080 - 1165

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Abu'l-Barakāt Hibat Allah ibn Malkā al-Baghdādī (Arabic: أبو البركات هبة الله بن ملكا البغدادي; c. 1080 – 1164 or 1165 CE) was an Islamic philosopher, physician and physicist of Jewish descent from Baghdad, Iraq. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī has received more than 137,655 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī is the 756th most popular philosopher (down from 694th in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 195th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Iraqi Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī ranks 756 out of 1,267. Before her are Paolo Sarpi, Helen Parkhurst, Michael J. Sandel, Hayashi Razan, Nasr Abu Zayd, and Hermann von Keyserling. After her are Zaki al-Arsuzi, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Yeshayahu Leibowitz, Henry of Ghent, Wang Fuzhi, and Jean Vanier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1080, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī ranks 13. Before her are Matilda of Scotland, Margaret Fredkulla, Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan, Sanai, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, and Raymond du Puy. After her are William of Malmesbury, William of Conches, Domenico Morosini, Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Namur, and Henry of Huntingdon. Among people deceased in 1165, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī ranks 6. Before her are Muhammad al-Idrisi, Stephen IV of Hungary, Malcolm IV of Scotland, Emperor Nijō, and Sibylla of Anjou. After her is Archpoet.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī ranks 217 out of 384. Before her are Al-Farazdaq (641), Mashallah ibn Athari (740), Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer (1958), Ibn Wahshiyya (900), Aphrahat (280), and Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad (1145). After her are Nabonassar (-800), Sinsharishkun (-700), Sa'dun Hammadi (1930), Burna-Buriash II (-1400), Ma'mar ibn al-Muthanna (728), and Abu-l-'Atahiya (748).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Iraq

Among philosophers born in Iraq, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī ranks 7. Before her are Al-Kindi (801), Al-Ash'ari (873), Al-Jahiz (775), Abu Yusuf (731), Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809), and Diogenes of Babylon (-240). After her are Abu Sulayman Sijistani (932), Ibn Abi'l-Hadid (1190), and Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi (1863).

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