Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:geologist
gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:scholar
astronomer
gptkbp:birthDate c. 780
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Khwarazm
gptkbp:contribution astronomer
world
systematic solution of linear and quadratic equations
introduction of decimal positional number system
gptkbp:deathDate c. 850
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Baghdad
gptkbp:employer gptkb:House_of_Wisdom
gptkbp:era gptkb:Islamic_Golden_Age
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics
cartography
geography
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:algebra
gptkb:mathematics
European mathematics
gptkbp:influencedBy 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 word 'algebra' derived from his book title
word 'algorithm' derived from his name
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Kitāb_Ṣūrat_al-Arḍ
Al-Kitāb al-mukhtaṣar fī ḥisāb al-jabr wa’l-muqābala
Zīj al-Sindhind
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:geologist
gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:scholar
astronomer
gptkbp:region gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
historical studies
gptkbp:teacherOf gptkb:algebra
gptkb:astronomy
geography
arithmetic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:al-Khwarizmi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5