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Fakhr al-Din al-Razi

1149 - 1209

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Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī (Arabic: فخر الدين الرازي) or Fakhruddin Razi (Persian: فخر الدين رازی) (1149 or 1150 – 1209), often known by the sobriquet Sultan of the Theologians, was an influential Iranian and Muslim polymath, scientist and one of the pioneers of inductive logic. He wrote various works in the fields of medicine, chemistry, physics, astronomy, cosmology, literature, theology, ontology, philosophy, history and jurisprudence. He was one of the earliest proponents and skeptics that came up with the concept of multiverse, and compared it with the astronomical teachings of Quran. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fakhr al-Din al-Razi has received more than 549,238 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Fakhr al-Din al-Razi is the 269th most popular philosopher (up from 294th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Iran (down from 84th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Iranian Philosopher.

Fakhr al-Din al-Razi is most famous for his work in the fields of medicine, philosophy, and theology.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Fakhr al-Din al-Razi ranks 269 out of 1,267. Before him are Hans Jonas, Ammonius Saccas, Jerome of Prague, Raymond Aron, Abraham ibn Ezra, and Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi. After him are Panaetius, Epimenides, Jacques Maritain, Heraclides Ponticus, Alcmaeon of Croton, and Antonio Negri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1149, Fakhr al-Din al-Razi ranks 1. After him are Al-Adid, Al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah, and Margaritus of Brindisi. Among people deceased in 1209, Fakhr al-Din al-Razi ranks 2. Before him is Nizami Ganjavi. After him are William of Champlitte, Alfonso II, Count of Provence, Raymond Roger Trencavel, Phillipe de Plessis, and Margaret of Sweden, Queen of Norway.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Fakhr al-Din al-Razi ranks 86 out of 631. Before him are Abbas II of Persia (1633), Psamtik III (-590), Tekuder (1247), Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772), Al-Hadi (764), and Ali al-Sistani (1930). After him are Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), Ebrahim Raisi (1960), Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831), Barkiyaruq (1081), Mazdak (450), and Mohammad Khodabanda (1531).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Iran

Among philosophers born in Iran, Fakhr al-Din al-Razi ranks 6. Before him are Al-Ghazali (1058), Al-Tabari (839), Bodhidharma (483), Bayazid Bastami (804), and Miskawayh (932). After him are Mazdak (450), Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi (1155), Haji Bektash Veli (1209), Mulla Sadra (1571), Al-Baydawi (1201), and Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai (1892).

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