Abu al-Qasim al-Khwarizmi

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Abu_al-Qasim_al-Khwarizmi
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:geologist
gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:person
astronomer
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:al-Khwarizmi
gptkb:Muḥammad_ibn_Mūsā_al-Khwārizmī
gptkbp:birthDate c. 780
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Khwarazm
gptkbp:contributedTo 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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Abu al-Qasim al-Khwarizmi
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
astronomer
gptkbp:region gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tazkirat_al-Awliya
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6