ʿAbd al‐Wājid | |
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عبد الواجد حنفی | |
Born |
Mashhad, Iran |
Died | 1434 |
Academic background | |
Influences | Maragheh observatory, Shams al-Din al-Fanari, Jaghmīnī, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi [1] |
Academic work | |
Main interests | Astronomy |
Badr al‐Dīn ʿAbd al‐Wājid (or Wāḥid) ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al‐Ḥanafī (Persian: عبدالواجب حنفی; died 1434) was a 15th century Persian astronomer. He was born in Mashhad, in modern Iran, and died in Kütahya, in modern Turkey, He taught in the Ottoman Demirkapi Madrasa, a school for astronomical observation and instruction. The Demirkapi madrasa was later renamed as the Wājidiyya Madrasa in his honour. [1]
Together with Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi, he brought the influence of the Maragheh observatory to Anatolia. [1]
ʿAbd al‐Wājid | |
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عبد الواجد حنفی | |
Born |
Mashhad, Iran |
Died | 1434 |
Academic background | |
Influences | Maragheh observatory, Shams al-Din al-Fanari, Jaghmīnī, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi [1] |
Academic work | |
Main interests | Astronomy |
Badr al‐Dīn ʿAbd al‐Wājid (or Wāḥid) ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al‐Ḥanafī (Persian: عبدالواجب حنفی; died 1434) was a 15th century Persian astronomer. He was born in Mashhad, in modern Iran, and died in Kütahya, in modern Turkey, He taught in the Ottoman Demirkapi Madrasa, a school for astronomical observation and instruction. The Demirkapi madrasa was later renamed as the Wājidiyya Madrasa in his honour. [1]
Together with Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi, he brought the influence of the Maragheh observatory to Anatolia. [1]