MATHEMATICIAN

Al-Samawal al-Maghribi

1130 - 1180

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Al-Samawʾal ibn Yaḥyā al-Maghribī (Arabic: السموأل بن يحيى المغربي, c. 1130 – c. 1180), commonly known as Samawʾal al-Maghribi, was a mathematician, astronomer and physician. Born to a Jewish family of North African origin, he concealed his conversion to Islam for many years for fear of offending his father, then openly embraced Islam in 1163 after he had a dream telling him to do so. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Samawal al-Maghribi is the 477th most popular mathematician (down from 423rd in 2019), the 240th most popular biography from Iraq and the 2nd most popular Iraqi Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Al-Samawal al-Maghribi ranks 477 out of 1,004. Before him are Pavel Urysohn, Charles Julien Brianchon, William Sealy Gosset, Hermann Hankel, Robert Langlands, and W. V. D. Hodge. After him are Karl Mollweide, Kurt Hensel, Philipp Frank, Yaʿqūb ibn Ṭāriq, Bruno Abakanowicz, and James Waddell Alexander II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1130, Al-Samawal al-Maghribi ranks 23. Before him are Nicholas of Verdun, Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne, Constantine Manasses, Saint Meinhard, Rurik Rostislavich, and Beatrice of Rethel. After him are Helen of Sweden, Kirill of Turov, Archpoet, and William of Newburgh. Among people deceased in 1180, Al-Samawal al-Maghribi ranks 9. Before him are John of Salisbury, John Tzetzes, Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, Al-Mustadi, Minamoto no Yorimasa, and Abraham ibn Daud. After him are Soběslav II, Duke of Bohemia, Prince Mochihito, and Yaroslav II of Kiev.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Al-Samawal al-Maghribi ranks 240 out of 384. Before him are Al-Muwaffaq (842), Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad (1145), Al-Baqillani (950), Naziha al-Dulaimi (1923), Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz (1913), and Ashur-dan I (-1300). After him are Yaʿqūb ibn Ṭāriq (800), Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi (980), Bashar ibn Burd (714), Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani (1970), Erishum I (-2000), and Hormuzd Rassam (1826).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Iraq

Among mathematicians born in Iraq, Al-Samawal al-Maghribi ranks 2. Before him are Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī (746). After him are Yaʿqūb ibn Ṭāriq (800), Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi (980), Ibrahim ibn Sinan (908), and Ahmad ibn Yusuf (835).

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