Al-Biruni
11th-century Persian scholar and polymath (973–1048)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Al-Biruni pulled off something rare: mastering math, astronomy, geography, and comparative religion across the 10th-11th centuries. His work mapping Earth's size and studying Indian culture set templates scholars still follow.
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Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni, known as al-Biruni was a Khwarazmian Iranic scholar and polymath during the Islamic Golden Age. He has been called variously "Father of Comparative Religion", "Father of modern geodesy", Founder of Indology and the first anthropologist.
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