Person: Kushyar Ibn Labban

avatar.png

Kushyar ibn Labban was a Persian astronomer who wrote an early work on Hindu numerals.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 971, Gilan (now in Iran). Died 1029, Baghdad (now in Iraq).

View full biography at MacTutor

Astronomy, Origin Iran

Epochs: 1


Thank you to the contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0!

Github:
bookofproofs
non-Github:
@J-J-O'Connor
@E-F-Robertson


References

Adapted from other CC BY-SA 4.0 Sources:

  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive