Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Kathir Al‑. . .
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Sogdia |
| Died | Egypt |
| Residence | Baghdad |
| Iraq | |
| Influenced by | Ptolemy |
| Books | On the astrolabe |
| Influenced | Abu 'Ubayd al-Juzjani |
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| Al-Qabisi | |
| Job | Astronomer |
| Mathematician | |
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| ID | 1665347 |
Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Kathir Al‑. . . Life story
Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī. also known as Alfraganus in the West, was an astronomer in the Abbasid court in Baghdad, and one of the most famous astronomers in the 9th century. The lunar crater Alfraganus is named after him.
