ASTRONOMER
Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi
770 - 874
Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi
Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi (766 – d. after 869 in Samarra, modern Iraq) was a Persian astronomer, geographer, and mathematician from Merv in Khorasan, who was the first to describe the trigonometric ratios tangent, and cotangent. Habash flourished in Baghdad, and died a centenarian some time after 869. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi has received more than 69,344 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi is the 194th most popular astronomer (up from 205th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Turkmenistan and the most popular Turkmen Astronomer.
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18
Languages Editions (L)
6.69
Effective Languages (L*)
1.69
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi ranks 194 out of 531. Before him are Robert Grant Aitken, Yrjö Väisälä, Francis Baily, Bertil Lindblad, Jean Fernel, and Joel Hastings Metcalf. After him are Maximilian Hell, Mariam al-Asturlabi, Otto Struve, Edward Walter Maunder, Giovanni Domenico Maraldi, and Johann Heinrich von Mädler.
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Robert Grant Aitken
1864 - 1951
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 188
Yrjö Väisälä
1891 - 1971
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 189
Francis Baily
1774 - 1844
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 190
Bertil Lindblad
1895 - 1965
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 191
Jean Fernel
1497 - 1558
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 192
Joel Hastings Metcalf
1866 - 1925
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 193
Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi
770 - 874
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 194
Maximilian Hell
1720 - 1792
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 195
Mariam al-Asturlabi
950 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 196
Otto Struve
1897 - 1963
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 197
Edward Walter Maunder
1851 - 1928
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 198
Giovanni Domenico Maraldi
1709 - 1788
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 199
Johann Heinrich von Mädler
1794 - 1874
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 200
Contemporaries
Among people born in 770, Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi ranks 8. Before him are Einhard, Michael I Rangabe, Ali al-Ridha, Michael II, Al-Hakam I, and Pepin the Hunchback. After him are Bera, Count of Barcelona, Maria of Amnia, Theodosia, wife of Leo V, Hugh of Tours, and Prokopia. Among people deceased in 874, Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi ranks 4. Before him are Bayazid Bastami, Hasan al-Askari, and Antipope John VIII. After him are Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious and Unruoch III of Friuli.
Others Born in 770
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Einhard
770 - 840
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 2
Michael I Rangabe
770 - 844
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 3
Ali al-Ridha
770 - 818
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 4
Michael II
770 - 829
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 5
Al-Hakam I
770 - 822
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 6
Pepin the Hunchback
770 - 811
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 7
Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi
770 - 874
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 8
Bera, Count of Barcelona
770 - 844
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 9
Maria of Amnia
770 - 823
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 10
Theodosia, wife of Leo V
770 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 11
Hugh of Tours
770 - 837
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 12
Prokopia
770 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 874
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Bayazid Bastami
804 - 874
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 1
Hasan al-Askari
846 - 874
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 2
Antipope John VIII
818 - 874
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 3
Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi
770 - 874
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 4
Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious
820 - 874
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 5
Unruoch III of Friuli
840 - 874
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 6
In Turkmenistan
Among people born in Turkmenistan, Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi ranks 12 out of 33. Before him are Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur (1603), Al-Nasa'i (829), Al-Muqanna (800), Yelena Bonner (1923), Mithridates II of Parthia (-150), and Andronikos I of Trebizond (1101). After him are Dmitri Shepilov (1905), Berdi Kerbabayev (1894), Durdy Bayramov (1938), Muhammetnazar Gapurow (1922), Kurban Berdyev (1952), and Alī ibn Ahmad al-Nasawī (1010).
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Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur
1603 - 1664
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 6
Al-Nasa'i
829 - 915
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 7
Al-Muqanna
800 - 783
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 8
Yelena Bonner
1923 - 2011
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 9
Mithridates II of Parthia
150 BC - 88 BC
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 10
Andronikos I of Trebizond
1101 - 1235
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 11
Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi
770 - 874
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 12
Dmitri Shepilov
1905 - 1995
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 13
Berdi Kerbabayev
1894 - 1974
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 14
Durdy Bayramov
1938 - 2014
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 15
Muhammetnazar Gapurow
1922 - 1999
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 16
Kurban Berdyev
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 17
Alī ibn Ahmad al-Nasawī
1010 - 1075
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 18
Among ASTRONOMERS In Turkmenistan
Among astronomers born in Turkmenistan, Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi ranks 1.
