Historical figures in Gurganj
The atlas holds 3 people and 4 moments here, from 780 to 1009. The most recorded lives are Al-Biruni, Avicenna and Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. Among them Writers, Mathematicians and Philosophers, across the Islamic Golden Age and the Middle Ages.
Notable people
Al-Biruni
from 1004 to 1009
2 moments here
Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni was a Khwarazmian polymath whose documented movements connect Kath and Khwarazm, Bukhara, Gurgan, Gurganj,…
Avicenna
in 999
1 moment here
Ibn Sina (Avicenna; c. 980–22 June 1037) was a Persian philosopher, physician, and court official.…
Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
in 780
1 moment here
Persian mathematician, astronomer, geographer, and author active under the Abbasid caliphs. Biographical evidence is exceptionally sparse and his…
Moments
- 780 Born in Khwarazm Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- 999 Service at Gurganj Avicenna
- 1004 Lunar-eclipse observation at Jurjaniyya Al-Biruni
- 1009 Adviser at the Ma'munid court Al-Biruni