Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Muhammad_ibn_Musa_al-Khwarizmi
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:geologist
gptkb:mathematician
astronomer
gptkbp:birthDate c. 780
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Khwarazm
gptkbp:category 9th-century astronomers
9th-century geographers
9th-century mathematicians
Islamic Golden Age scholars
Persian scientists
gptkbp:contribution astronomer
world
systematic solution of linear and quadratic equations
gptkbp:deathDate c. 850
gptkbp:employer gptkb:House_of_Wisdom
gptkbp:era gptkb:Islamic_Golden_Age
gptkbp:etymology The word 'algorithm' is derived from his name
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics
geography
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:algebra
algorithm theory
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:languageOfWork gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:algorithm
influence on European Renaissance
Father of algebra
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:scholar
gptkbp:region gptkb:Baghdad
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:translatedWorks gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Al-Kitab_al-Mukhtasar_fi_Hisab_al-Jabr_wal-Muqabala
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6