Abu al-Qasim al-Khwarizmi

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Abu_al-Qasim_al-Khwarizmi

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:geologist gptkb:mathematician gptkb:person gptkb:astronomer
gptkbp:alternativeName	gptkb:al-Khwarizmi gptkb:Muḥammad_ibn_Mūsā_al-Khwārizmī
gptkbp:birthDate	c. 780
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Khwarazm
gptkbp:contributedTo	gptkb:astronomer trigonometry geographical mapping decimal positional number system
gptkbp:deathDate	c. 850
gptkbp:diedIn	gptkb:Baghdad
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:House_of_Wisdom
gptkbp:era	gptkb:Islamic_Golden_Age
gptkbp:field	gptkb:astronomy gptkb:mathematics cartography geography
gptkbp:honor	Crater Al-Khwarizmi on the Moon named after him
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:algebra gptkb:algorithm gptkb:mathematics European mathematics
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Babylonian_mathematics gptkb:Indian_mathematics Greek mathematics
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:algorithm founder of algebra introduction of Hindu-Arabic numerals to the West
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:legacy	The word 'algebra' is derived from his book title The word 'algorithm' is derived from his name
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Al-Kitab_al-mukhtasar_fi_hisab_al-jabr_wal-muqabala gptkb:Kitab_Surat_al-Ard gptkb:Zij_al-Sindhind
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:geologist gptkb:mathematician gptkb:scholar gptkb:astronomer
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Tazkirat_al-Awliya
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Abu al-Qasim al-Khwarizmi