Al-Farabi

Al-Farabi

Al-Farabi (; Persian: ابو نصر محمد بن محمد فارابی‎ Abū Naṣr Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al Fārābī; known in the West as Alpharabius; c. 872 – between 14 December, 950 and 12 January, 951) was a renowned philosopher and jurist who wrote in the fields of political philosophy, metaphysics, ethics and logic. He was also a scientist, cosmologist, mathematician and music scholar.In Islamic philosophical tradition he was often called "the Second Teacher", following Aristotle who was known as "the First Teacher". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Farabi has received more than 684,949 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 44th most popular philosopher.