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Sources differ on Thabit ibn Qurra's birth year, giving 826 or 836 CE; the commonly cited 826 CE is kept here.
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Thabit ibn Qurra
Thabit ibn Qurra was a major translator and original scientist in the Abbasid intellectual world.
BORN 826 CE · HarranDIED 901 CE · Baghdad, IraqERA Abbasid
NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION
Translated and extended Greek mathematical and astronomical works in Abbasid Baghdad.
THE RECORD
- He belonged to the Sabian community of Harran.
- His work contributed to mathematics, astronomy, mechanics, and medicine.
- His family produced several generations of scholars and physicians.