Abu Zayd Al-Balkhi (Ahmed Bin Sehl El-Belhî)
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Balkh |
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| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Regions | Persian |
| Interests | Geography |
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| ID | 2575219 |
Abu Zayd Al-Balkhi (Ahmed Bin Sehl El-Belhî) Life story
Abu Zayd Ahmed ibn Sahl Balkhi was a Persian Muslim polymath: a geographer, mathematician, physician, psychologist and scientist. Born in 850 CE in Shamistiyan, in the province of Balkh, Khorasan, he was a disciple of al-Kindi. He was also the founder the "Balkhī school" of terrestrial mapping in Baghdad.
