ASTRONOMER

Jamshīd al-Kāshī

1380 - 1429

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Ghiyāth al-Dīn Jamshīd Masʿūd al-Kāshī (or al-Kāshānī) (Persian: غیاث‌الدین جمشید کاشانی Ghiyās-ud-dīn Jamshīd Kāshānī) (c. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jamshīd al-Kāshī has received more than 186,045 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Jamshīd al-Kāshī is the 36th most popular astronomer (down from 27th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Iran (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Iranian Astronomer.

Jamshīd al-kāshī is most famous for his book on the Persian language, Kitāb al-Adab. He also wrote a book on chess, Kitāb al-Shatranj.

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  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Jamshīd al-Kāshī ranks 36 out of 644. Before him are Johannes Hevelius, Johann Gottfried Galle, Wilhelm Schickard, Martin Ryle, Adolphe Quetelet, and Michel Mayor. After him are Arthur Eddington, Fred Hoyle, Robert Woodrow Wilson, Giovanni Schiaparelli, Jan Oort, and Sosigenes of Alexandria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1380, Jamshīd al-Kāshī ranks 4. Before him are Thomas à Kempis, Pachacuti, and Ferdinand I of Aragon. After him are Poggio Bracciolini, Prokop the Great, Bernardino of Siena, Itzcoatl, İsa Çelebi, Jalal al-Din Khan ibn Tokhtamysh, Yawar Waqaq, and Nanni di Banco. Among people deceased in 1429, Jamshīd al-Kāshī ranks 1. After him are Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, Jean Gerson, Cymburgis of Masovia, Heinrich von Plauen, Margaret of Prades, Alexios IV of Trebizond, and Carlo I Tocco.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Jamshīd al-Kāshī ranks 79 out of 631. Before him are Abolhassan Banisadr (1933), Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742), Xerxes II of Persia (-500), Miskawayh (932), Gaykhatu (1300), and Ismail II (1533). After 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).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Iran

Among astronomers born in Iran, Jamshīd al-Kāshī ranks 3. Before him are Ulugh Beg (1394), and Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (903). After him are Abu Hanifa Dinawari (815), and Alenush Terian (1921).

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