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Ibn Yunus

950 - 1009

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Abu al-Hasan 'Ali ibn Abi al-Said 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad ibn Yunus ibn Abd al-'Ala al-Sadafi al-Misri (Egyptian Arabic: ابن يونس; c. 950 – 1009) was an important Arab Egyptian astronomer and mathematician, whose works are noted for being ahead of their time, having been based on meticulous calculations and attention to detail. He is one of the famous Muslim astronomers who appeared after Al-Battani and Abu al-Wafa' al-Buzjani, and he was perhaps the greatest astronomer of his time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn Yunus has received more than 136,556 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Ibn Yunus is the 182nd most popular mathematician (up from 185th in 2019), the 207th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 210th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Egyptian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Ibn Yunus ranks 182 out of 1,004. Before him are Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, Édouard Lucas, Conon of Samos, Ernst Zermelo, Leo Perutz, and Rafael Bombelli. After him are James Gregory, Menaechmus, Vito Volterra, Jan Łukasiewicz, Ahmes, and Georg von Peuerbach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 950, Ibn Yunus ranks 4. Before him are Erik the Red, Pope John XVII, and Adelaide of Aquitaine. After him are Maslama al-Majriti, Arslan Isra'il, Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Leo the Deacon, Mariam al-Asturlabi, Abhinavagupta, Bernard I, Duke of Saxony, and Olof Björnsson. Among people deceased in 1009, Ibn Yunus ranks 3. Before him are Pope John XVIII, and Bruno of Querfurt. After him are Mokjong of Goryeo, Pietro II Orseolo, Tilopa, and Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Ibn Yunus ranks 207 out of 642. Before him are Farida of Egypt (1921), Tetisheri (-1600), Berenice III of Egypt (-120), Osorkon I (-1000), Bintanath (-1300), and Alia Al-Hussein (1948). After him are Jehan Sadat (1933), Ahmed ‘Urabi (1841), Hemiunu (-2500), Robert II, Count of Artois (1250), Pentawer (-1173), and Ahmes (-1680).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Egypt

Among mathematicians born in Egypt, Ibn Yunus ranks 9. Before him are Hero of Alexandria (10), Diophantus (201), Pappus of Alexandria (290), Ctesibius (-284), Theon of Alexandria (335), and Menelaus of Alexandria (70). After him are Ahmes (-1680), Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam (850), and Hypsicles (-190).

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