Biography

Full name: Abu Nasr Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Al Farabi. Born: c. 872; Syr Darya in modern Kazakhstan or modern day Afghanistan. Died: c. 950; Damascus Ethnicity: Persian…

Naguib Mahfouz – Novelist (1911-2006)   Full Name: Naguib Mahfouz Date of Birth: December 11, 1911 Place of Birth: Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt Date of…

Ali ibn Abbas al-Majusi was known in the Latin as Ali Abbas. As his name, Majusi, means ‘Magus’ it is believed that he came from…

Ernie Davis – Athlete, Football Player (1939–1963) Full Name: Ernest “Ernie” Davis Date of birth: December 14, 1939 Place of birth: New Salem, Pennsylvania Date…

Born: 850 AD, Balkh, Afghanistan Died: October 31, 934 AD Era: Islamic Golden Age Influenced: Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, Avicenna, Joseph Wolpe, Estakhri, Ibn Hawqal,…

Orhan Pamuk – Novelist, Screenwriter, Literature   Full Name: Ferit Orhan Pamuk Date of Birth: 7 June 1952 (age 64) Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey…

Abu Hanifa: Imam e Azam Born: September 5, 702 (80 Hijri); Kufa, Umayyad Caliphate Died: June 14, 772 (aged 69) (150 Hijri); Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate…

Deacon Jones – Athlete, Football Player (1938–2013) Full Name: David “Deacon” Jones Date of birth: December 9, 1938 Place of birth: Eatonville, Florida, U.S. Date…

Born: 470/469 BC; Deme Alopece, Athens. Died: 399 BC (aged approx. 71); Athens Cause of death: Sentenced to death by drinking a poison Era: Ancient…

Omar Khayyam – Mathematician, Astronomer, and Poet, (1048-1131) Name: Omar Khayyam Date of Birth: 18 May 1048 Place of Birth: Nishapur, Khorasan, Persia (Iran) Date…

Born: c. 570 BC; Samos Died: c. 495 BC (aged around 75); Metapontum Region: Western philosophy School: Pythagoreanism Main interests: Metaphysics, Music, Mathematics, Ethics, Politics Notable ideas: Musica…

Born: 428/427 or 424/423 BC; Athens, Greece Died: 348/347 BC (age c. 80) Athens, Greece Notable work: Apology; Phaedo; Symposium; Republic Region: Western philosophy School: Platonism…