836 - 901
Thābit ibn Qurra (full name: Abū al-Ḥasan ibn Zahrūn al-Ḥarrānī al-Ṣābiʾ, Arabic: أبو الحسن ثابت بن قرة بن زهرون الحراني الصابئ, Latin: Thebit/Thebith/Tebit; 826 or 836 – February 19, 901), was a polymath known for his work in mathematics, medicine, astronomy, and translation. He lived in Baghdad in the second half of the ninth century during the time of the Abbasid Caliphate. Thābit ibn Qurra made important discoveries in algebra, geometry, and astronomy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thābit ibn Qurra has received more than 211,966 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Thābit ibn Qurra is the 106th most popular mathematician (up from 124th in 2019), the 265th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 308th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Turkish Mathematician.
Thābit ibn Qurra is most famous for his work in mathematics, astronomy, and medicine.
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Among mathematicians, Thābit ibn Qurra ranks 106 out of 823. Before him are Jean-Victor Poncelet, Gabriel Cramer, Hippocrates of Chios, Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, Lodovico Ferrari, and John Couch Adams. After him are John Wallis, G. H. Hardy, Meton of Athens, Girard Desargues, Isaac Barrow, and Theon of Alexandria.
1788 - 1867
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 100
1704 - 1752
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 101
470 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 102
1804 - 1851
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 103
1522 - 1565
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 104
1819 - 1892
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 105
836 - 901
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 106
1616 - 1703
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 107
1877 - 1947
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 108
500 BC - Present
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 109
1591 - 1661
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 110
1631 - 1677
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 111
335 - 405
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 112
Among people born in 836, Thābit ibn Qurra ranks 1. After him are Æthelberht, King of Wessex, Causantín mac Cináeda, and Al-Musta'in. Among people deceased in 901, Thābit ibn Qurra ranks 1. After him are Gunnbjörn Ulfsson, Adelaide of Paris, Ohthere of Hålogaland, Antony II of Constantinople, Leo Phokas the Elder, Theodora, daughter of Constantine VII, Eudokia Baïana, Irene Lekapene, and Amr ibn al-Layth.
836 - 901
HPI: 64.29
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836 - 865
HPI: 64.07
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836 - 877
HPI: 60.47
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836 - 866
HPI: 57.20
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836 - 901
HPI: 64.29
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910 - 901
HPI: 60.55
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850 - 901
HPI: 55.40
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900 - 901
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829 - 901
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801 - 901
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946 - 901
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900 - 901
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901 - 901
HPI: 48.77
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HPI: 48.37
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Among people born in Turkey, Thābit ibn Qurra ranks 265 out of 1,301. Before him are Andranik (1865), Alexander (870), Theodora Porphyrogenita (984), Fahri Korutürk (1903), Theodore the Studite (759), and Ctesias (-440). After him are Astyanax (null), Basilios Bessarion (1403), Suleiman ibn Qutulmish (1100), Attalus II Philadelphus (-220), Socrates of Constantinople (380), and Julius Martov (1873).
1865 - 1927
HPI: 64.43
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870 - 913
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984 - 1056
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1903 - 1987
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759 - 826
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440 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 64.30
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836 - 901
HPI: 64.29
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1403 - 1472
HPI: 64.27
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1100 - 1086
HPI: 64.27
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220 BC - 138 BC
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380 - 440
HPI: 64.26
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1873 - 1923
HPI: 64.23
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Among mathematicians born in Turkey, Thābit ibn Qurra ranks 5. Before him are Apollonius of Perga (-262), Eudoxus of Cnidus (-408), Al-Battani (858), and Anthemius of Tralles (474). After him are Simplicius of Cilicia (490), Callippus (-370), Autolycus of Pitane (-360), Theon of Smyrna (70), Theodosius of Bithynia (-160), and Suzan Kahramaner (1913).
262 BC - 190 BC
HPI: 72.03
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408 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 70.37
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858 - 929
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474 - 534
HPI: 66.09
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836 - 901
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490 - 560
HPI: 62.32
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370 BC - 300 BC
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360 BC - 290 BC
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70 - 135
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160 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 10
1913 - 2006
HPI: 47.10
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