Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani

Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani
أبو محمد الحسن الهمداني
Bornc.  893
Diedc. 945-947
Other namesAbu Al-Hasan Al-Hamdani
Occupation(s)Geographer, poet, grammarian, historian, and astronomer
Academic work
EraAbbasid
Main interestsGeography, History, Astronomy, Writing
Notable worksSifat Jazirat ul-Arab and Al-Iklīl

Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad ibn Yaʿqūb al-Hamdānī (Arabic: أبو محمد الحسن بن أحمد بن يعقوب الهمداني, 279/280-333/334 A.H.; c. 893 – 947;) was an Arab[1] Muslim geographer, chemist, poet, grammarian, historian, and astronomer, from the tribe of Banu Hamdan, western 'Amran, Yemen.[2] He was one of the best representatives of Islamic culture during the last period of the Abbasid Caliphate. His work was the subject of extensive 19th-century Austrian scholarship.

  1. ^ O., Löfgren. "al-Hamdānī". Brill. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_sim_2666. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "أبو محمد الحسن الهمداني" [Abu Muhammed Al-Hasan al-Hamdani]. yemen-nic.info. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

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