ASTRONOMER
Abu Maʿshar
787 - 886
Abu Maʿshar
Abu Ma‘shar al-Balkhi, Latinized as Albumasar (also Albusar, Albuxar, Albumazar; full name Abū Maʿshar Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar al-Balkhī أبو معشر جعفر بن محمد بن عمر البلخي; 10 August 787 – 9 March 886, AH 171–272), was an early Persian Muslim astrologer, thought to be the greatest astrologer of the Abbasid court in Baghdad. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu Maʿshar has received more than 58,923 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Abu Maʿshar is the 154th most popular astronomer (down from 86th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 37th in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Astronomer.
Abu Maʿshar is most famous for his work in astronomy and astrology. He was a Persian mathematician and astronomer who was born in Baghdad in 876 CE. He was one of the first astronomers to use the Ptolemaic model of the solar system.
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Page Views (PV)
57.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
4.37
Effective Languages (L*)
3.42
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Abu Maʿshar ranks 154 out of 644. Before him are George Biddell Airy, Eugène Joseph Delporte, Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, Guillaume Bigourdan, and Antonie Pannekoek. After him are Andrea M. Ghez, Luigi Ferdinando Marsili, George Phillips Bond, John Russell Hind, Edward Walter Maunder, and James Glaisher.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
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George Biddell Airy
1801 - 1892
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 148
Eugène Joseph Delporte
1882 - 1955
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 149
Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi
770 - 874
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 150
Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
940 - 1000
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 151
Guillaume Bigourdan
1851 - 1932
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 152
Antonie Pannekoek
1873 - 1960
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 153
Abu Maʿshar
787 - 886
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 154
Andrea M. Ghez
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 155
Luigi Ferdinando Marsili
1658 - 1730
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 156
George Phillips Bond
1825 - 1865
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 157
John Russell Hind
1823 - 1895
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 158
Edward Walter Maunder
1851 - 1928
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 159
James Glaisher
1809 - 1903
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 160
Contemporaries
Among people born in 787, Abu Maʿshar ranks 3. Before him are Al-Amin, and Jang Bogo. Among people deceased in 886, Abu Maʿshar ranks 4. Before him are Basil I, Ibn Majah, and Muhammad I of Córdoba. After him are Bernard Plantapilosa, Joseph the Hymnographer, García Jiménez of Pamplona, and Adalbert I, Margrave of Tuscany.
Others Born in 787
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Al-Amin
POLITICIAN
787 - 813
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 1
Jang Bogo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
787 - 841
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 2
Abu Maʿshar
ASTRONOMER
787 - 886
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 886
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Basil I
POLITICIAN
811 - 886
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 1
Ibn Majah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
824 - 886
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 2
Muhammad I of Córdoba
POLITICIAN
823 - 886
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 3
Abu Maʿshar
ASTRONOMER
787 - 886
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 4
Bernard Plantapilosa
POLITICIAN
841 - 886
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 5
Joseph the Hymnographer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
816 - 886
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 6
García Jiménez of Pamplona
POLITICIAN
800 - 886
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 7
Adalbert I, Margrave of Tuscany
POLITICIAN
820 - 886
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 8
In Afghanistan
Among people born in Afghanistan, Abu Maʿshar ranks 54 out of 177. Before him are Abdul Rahim Hatif (1926), Abdul Ghani Baradar (1968), Inayatullah Khan (1888), Saman Khuda (701), Ibn Hibban (883), and Abu Sa'id Gardezi (1100). After him are Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar (840), Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji (1101), Sanai (1080), Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (1949), Jalal-ud-din Khalji (1220), and Kujula Kadphises (20).
Others born in Afghanistan
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Abdul Rahim Hatif
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2013
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 48
Abdul Ghani Baradar
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 49
Inayatullah Khan
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1946
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 50
Saman Khuda
POLITICIAN
701 - Present
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 51
Ibn Hibban
HISTORIAN
883 - 965
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 52
Abu Sa'id Gardezi
GEOGRAPHER
1100 - 1061
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 53
Abu Maʿshar
ASTRONOMER
787 - 886
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 54
Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar
POLITICIAN
840 - 879
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 55
Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1101 - 1206
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 56
Sanai
WRITER
1080 - 1131
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 57
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 58
Jalal-ud-din Khalji
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1296
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 59
Kujula Kadphises
POLITICIAN
20 - 80
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 60
Among ASTRONOMERS In Afghanistan
Among astronomers born in Afghanistan, Abu Maʿshar ranks 1.
