Author: Varāhamihira
Alternate names: वराहमिहिर; Varāhamihira; Varahamihira.; Varâhamihira; Varahamihira, 505-587; Sree Varaha Mihira; Sree Varaha Mihira.; Varaha Mihira; Mihira, Varma; Varahamihira; 505-587 Varahamihira
Born: 505
Died: 587
Bio: Varāhamihira (Devanagari: वराहमिहिर) (505–587), also called Varaha or Mihira, was an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer who lived in Ujjain. He is considered to be one of the nine jewels (Navaratnas) of the court of legendary king Vikramaditya (thought to be the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II Vikramaditya).