Al-Biruni

Abu Reyhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni, known as Biruni (بیرونی), was a Persian Khwarazmian polymath of the Islamic Golden Age.

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Who was born first?

• Al-Biruni and al-Ma'arri were born the same year
• Al-Biruni was born 3 years after Murasaki Shikibu
• Al-Biruni was born 8 years after Ibn al-Haytham
• Al-Biruni was born 13 years after Seongjong
• Al-Biruni was born 13 years after Fulbert of Chartres

Timeline

1. Fulbert of Chartrescirca AD 960 – April 10, 1028
2. Seongjong960–997
3. Ibn al-Haythamcirca AD 965 – 1039
4. Murasaki ShikibuAD 970s – 12th century
5. Al-Biruni (this page)September 4, AD 973 – December 9, 1048
6. al-Ma'arriDecember AD 973 – May 9, 1057

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