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Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
940 - 1000
Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
Abu Mahmud Hamid ibn al-Khidr al-Khujandi (known as Abu Mahmood Khujandi, al-khujandi or Khujandi, Persian: ابومحمود خجندی, c. 940 - 1000) was a Muslim Transoxanian astronomer and mathematician born in Khujand (now part of Tajikistan) who lived in the late 10th century and helped build an observatory, near the city of Ray (near today's Tehran), in Iran. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu-Mahmud Khojandi has received more than 58,219 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Abu-Mahmud Khojandi is the 172nd most popular astronomer (down from 142nd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Tajikistan (down from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Tadzhik Astronomer.
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Page Views (PV)
55.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
7.07
Effective Languages (L*)
1.89
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi ranks 172 out of 531. Before him are Wilhelm Beer, Margaret Burbidge, Maria Cunitz, Andrea M. Ghez, Michael H. Hart, and Auguste Charlois. After him are Gan De, Erasmus Reinhold, John Goodricke, Dominique, comte de Cassini, August Kopff, and William Henry Pickering.
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Wilhelm Beer
1797 - 1850
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 166
Margaret Burbidge
1919 - 2020
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 167
Maria Cunitz
1610 - 1664
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 168
Andrea M. Ghez
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 169
Michael H. Hart
1932 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 170
Auguste Charlois
1864 - 1910
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 171
Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
940 - 1000
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 172
Gan De
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 173
Erasmus Reinhold
1511 - 1553
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 174
John Goodricke
1764 - 1786
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 175
Dominique, comte de Cassini
1748 - 1845
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 176
August Kopff
1882 - 1960
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 177
William Henry Pickering
1858 - 1938
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 178
Contemporaries
Among people born in 940, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi ranks 11. Before him are Eadwig, Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians, Leopold I, Margrave of Austria, Doubravka of Bohemia, Henry III, Duke of Bavaria, and Baldwin III, Count of Flanders. After him are Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, Bardas Phokas the Younger, Ibn Sahl, Willigis, and Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar. Among people deceased in 1000, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi ranks 8. Before him are Bjarni Herjólfsson, Harthacnut I of Denmark, Al-Maqdisi, Zoe Karbonopsina, García Sánchez II of Pamplona, and Henry of Speyer. After him are Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, Bertha of Swabia, Joseph Genesius, Matsyendranatha, Ibn Sahl, and Abu Sulayman Sijistani.
Others Born in 940
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Eadwig
940 - 959
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 5
Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
940 - 997
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 6
Leopold I, Margrave of Austria
940 - 994
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 7
Doubravka of Bohemia
940 - 977
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 8
Henry III, Duke of Bavaria
940 - 989
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 9
Baldwin III, Count of Flanders
940 - 962
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 10
Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
940 - 1000
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 11
Abū Sahl al-Qūhī
940 - 1000
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 12
Bardas Phokas the Younger
940 - 989
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 13
Ibn Sahl
940 - 1000
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 14
Willigis
940 - 1011
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 15
Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar
940 - 1000
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1000
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Bjarni Herjólfsson
966 - 1000
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 2
Harthacnut I of Denmark
880 - 1000
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 3
Al-Maqdisi
945 - 1000
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 4
Zoe Karbonopsina
900 - 1000
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 5
García Sánchez II of Pamplona
964 - 1000
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 6
Henry of Speyer
971 - 1000
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 7
Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
940 - 1000
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 8
Abū Sahl al-Qūhī
940 - 1000
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 9
Bertha of Swabia
907 - 1000
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 10
Joseph Genesius
1000 - 1000
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 11
Matsyendranatha
901 - 1000
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 12
Ibn Sahl
940 - 1000
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 13
Abu Sulayman Sijistani
932 - 1000
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 14
In Tajikistan
Among people born in Tajikistan, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi ranks 9 out of 27. Before him are Emomali Rahmon (1952), Spitamenes (-400), Nasir Khusraw (1004), Rahmon Nabiyev (1930), Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin (800), and Oqil Oqilov (1944). After him are Nellie Kim (1957), Vladimir Voinovich (1932), Kokhir Rasulzoda (1959), Qahhor Mahkamov (1932), Viktor Bout (1967), and Gulnazar Keldi (1945).
Others born in Tajikistan
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Emomali Rahmon
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 3
Spitamenes
400 BC - 328 BC
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 4
Nasir Khusraw
1004 - 1088
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 5
Rahmon Nabiyev
1930 - 1993
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 6
Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin
800 - 841
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 7
Oqil Oqilov
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 8
Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
940 - 1000
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 9
Nellie Kim
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 10
Vladimir Voinovich
1932 - 2018
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 11
Kokhir Rasulzoda
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 12
Qahhor Mahkamov
1932 - 2016
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 13
Viktor Bout
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 14
Gulnazar Keldi
1945 - 2020
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 15
Among ASTRONOMERS In Tajikistan
Among astronomers born in Tajikistan, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi ranks 1.
