Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Abu_Abdullah_Muhammad_al-Idrisi
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:geologist
botanist
travelers
cartographer
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:al-Sharif_al-Idrisi
gptkb:al-Idrisi
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ceuta
gptkbp:birthYear 1100
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Sicily
gptkbp:deathYear 1165
gptkbp:education studied in Cordoba
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Roger_II_of_Sicily
gptkbp:era gptkb:Medieval_Islamic_Golden_Age
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Arab
gptkbp:fieldOfWork botany
cartography
geography
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi
gptkbp:influenced later European cartographers
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ptolemy
gptkbp:knownFor creating one of the most advanced medieval world maps
describing the geography of Europe, North Africa, and Asia
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:mapCreated gptkb:Tabula_Rogeriana
gptkbp:mapCreatedYear 1154
gptkbp:nationality Andalusian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Nuzhat_al-Mushtaq
gptkb:Tabula_Rogeriana
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Roger_II_of_Sicily
gptkbp:region gptkb:Iberian_Peninsula
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Sicily
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Al-Idrisi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6