Ibn al-Yasamin

12th-century Berber mathematician

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Abu Muhammad 'Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Hajjaj ibn al-Yasmin al-Adrini al-Fessi^[1] (Arabic: ابن الياسمين) (died 1204),^[2] more commonly known as ibn al-Yasmin, was a Berber mathematician during the Middle Ages. He was born in Morocco and received his education in Fez and Sevilla, maybe that’s why some historians refer to him as “al-Ishbili”. Little is known of his personal life except that he was born into a Berber family.^[1]^[2] He is well known for his crucial contribution in developing Ghūbari numerals (West Arabic numerals), which are currently used in most parts of the world.^[2] Besides mathematics, he also became famous in literature, law, and particularly in Andalusian poetry.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b Sarton, George. Introduction to the History of Science. Vol. 2. p. 400.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Djebbar, Ahmed (2008). Selin, Helaine (ed.). Encyclopaedia of the history of science, technology, and medicine in non-western cultures. New York: Springer. p. 1099. ISBN 9781402049606.