From: blais@ut-emx.uucp (Donald Blais)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic
Subject: Re: Islam and Science
Date: 2 Oct 92 18:14:31 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas

In article <3543@creatures.cs.vt.edu> sahle@csgrad.cs.vt.edu (Eskinder Sahle) writes:
>
>Essalam:
>
>I'm preparing a History of science term paper where I challenge the
>traditional and overly simplistic Western notion that Islamic
>scientific thought and the contribution of Islamic scholars consisted
>mainly in the revival of interest in Aristotle and ancient Greek
>philosophy.  At this point I'm at the early stage of collecting
>references.  I've found some, but I think I'll need much more than
>what I have.  If anyone knows any references that may be of help, I'd
>appreciate it.
>
>Thanks,
>Ahmed

Here's a short list of big names compiled from a variety of sources.
It is sorted by approximate date at which each person flourished.  The
list needs correction and can certainly be amplified by someone more
familiar with the territory.

    -     Chuzini, Abu al-Fath al-; physicist.
    -     Ibn Hisham; biographer, historian.
    -     Ibn Labban, Kushyar.
    -     Ibn Turk, `Abd al-Hamid; mathematician.
    -     Ibn al-Muqtafi, Abu al-Fadl Ja`far; astronomer.
    - 767 Ibn Ishaq; biographer, historian.
 721- 815 Jabir ibn Hayyan, Abu Musa (Geber); alchemist.
 780- 850 Khwarizmi, Muhammad ibn Musa al-; astronomer, mathematician.
 82?- 861 Farghani, Abu al-`Abbas al- (Afragamus); astronomer, geographer.
    - 870 Kindi, Abu Yusuf Ya`qub ibn Ishaq al-Sabah al-; philosopher.
 828- 889 Ibn Qutaybah; historian, philologist, theologian.
 826- 901 Ibn Qurra, Thabit; mathematician.
 865- 923 Razi, al- (Rhazes); alchemist, philosopher, physician.
 839- 923 Tabari, al-; historian, theologian.
 858- 929 Battani, al- (Albatenius); astronomer, mathematician.
 870- 950 Farabi, al- (Alfarabicus); philosopher, poet.
 940- 998 Abu al-Wafa'; astronomer, mathematician.
    -1008 Ibn Yunus; astronomer, mathematician.
 936-1013 Abu al-Qasim (Albucasis); physician.
    -1029 Karkhi, al-; mathematician.
 930-1030 Ibn Miskawayh; historian, philosopher.
 980-1037 Ibn Sina, Abu `Ali al-Husayn (Avicenna); philosopher, physician.
 965-1039 Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen); mathematician, physicist.
 973-1048 Biruni, al-; historian, mathematician, physicist.
1058-1111 Ghazali, Abu Hamid al- (Algazel); philosopher.
1048-1131 Khayyam, `Umar (Omar Khayyam); astronomer, mathematician, poet.
1095-1138 Ibn Bajjah (Avempace); philosopher.
1075-1144 Zamakhshari, al-; philologist, theologian.
1090-1162 Ibn Zuhr, Abu Marwun `Abd al-Malik (Avenzoar, Abumeron); physician.
1100-1185 Ibn Tufayl; philosopher, physician.
1126-1198 Ibn Rushd, Abu al-Walid (Averroes); philosopher, physician.
1135-1204 Ibn Maymun (Maimonides); Jewish philosopher, physician.
1201-1274 Tusi, Nasir al-Din al-; astronomer, mathematician, philosopher.
    -1288 Ibn al-Nafis; physician.
    -137? Ibn al-Shatir; astronomer.
1332-1406 Ibn Khaldun, Abu Zayd `Abd al-Rahman; historian, sociologist.
    -1436 Kashi, al-; mathematician.
1445-1505 Suyuti, al-; historian, philologist, theologian.


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