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GEOGRAPHER

Muhammad al-Idrisi

1100 - 1165

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Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti, or simply al-Idrisi (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد الإدريسي القرطبي الحسني السبتي; Latin: Dreses; 1100–1165), was a Muslim geographer and cartographer who served in the court of King Roger II at Palermo, Sicily. Muhammed al-Idrisi was born in Ceuta, then belonging to the Almoravid dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muhammad al-Idrisi has received more than 939,935 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Muhammad al-Idrisi is the 5th most popular geographer, the 43rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 44th in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Geographer.

Muhammad al-Idrisi was a Muslim geographer and cartographer from the 11th century. He is most famous for his work, "Tabula Rogeriana," which is a map of the world.

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  • 940k

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  • 73.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 74

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Muhammad al-Idrisi ranks 5 out of 67. Before him are Eratosthenes, Strabo, Alexander von Humboldt, and Gerardus Mercator. After him are Piri Reis, Pausanias, Carl Ritter, George Everest, Abraham Ortelius, Martin Waldseemüller, and Ferdinand von Richthofen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Muhammad al-Idrisi ranks 2. Before him is Pope Gregory VIII. After him are Pope Alexander III, Ahmad Sanjar, Pope Honorius II, Pope Lucius II, Pope Celestine II, Pope Innocent II, Albert the Bear, Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Pope Adrian IV, and Sverker I of Sweden. Among people deceased in 1165, Muhammad al-Idrisi ranks 1. After him are Malcolm IV of Scotland, Stephen IV of Hungary, Emperor Nijō, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, Sibylla of Anjou, and Archpoet.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Muhammad al-Idrisi ranks 43 out of 2,932. Before him are Luis Buñuel (1900), Roland (736), Charles III of Spain (1716), Isidore of Seville (560), Pope Callixtus III (1379), and Arcadius (377). After him are El Cid (1045), Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886), Pedro Almodóvar (1949), Lope de Vega (1562), and Eugénie de Montijo (1826).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Spain

Among geographers born in Spain, Muhammad al-Idrisi ranks 1. After him are Pomponius Mela (15), Ibn Jubayr (1145), Abraham Cresques (1325), and Al-Bakri (1014).

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