Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani
Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani | |
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| أبو محمد الحسن الهمداني | |
| Born | c. 893 |
| Died | c. 945-947 |
| Other names | Abu Al-Hasan Al-Hamdani |
| Occupation(s) | Geographer, poet, grammarian, historian, and astronomer |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Abbasid |
| Main interests | Geography, History, Astronomy, Writing |
| Notable works | Sifat 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 Muslim geographer, chemist, poet, grammarian, historian, and astronomer, from the tribe of Banu Hamdan, western 'Amran, Yemen. 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.