Kushyar ibn Labban al-Jili
كوشيار بن لبان الجيلي
969 CE · 360 AH – 1029 CE · 420 AH
An astronomer and mathematician, named after Gilan in northern Iran.
At a glance
- Roles
- Astronomer · mathematician
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Astronomy and timekeepingMathematics
Place in the story
- ScientistTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Abu al-Hasan Kushyar ibn Labban al-Jili, an astronomer and mathematician, whose nisba refers to Gilan in northern Iran. 1
Dates
According to the encyclopaedia he was born around 360 AH (969 CE) and died around 420 AH (1029 CE). 1 His works and biography need an additional source.
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Abu al-Wafa' al-Buzjani, Muhammad ibn Muhammad· Al-Badi' al-Astarlabi· al-Khujandi Abu Mahmud Hamid ibn al-Khidr· al-Khwarizmi· al-Tizini Muhammad ibn Muhammad· Ibn al-Banna al-Marrakushi, Ahmad ibn Muhammad· Ibn Mu'adh al-Jayyani, Muhammad· Umar Khayyam
Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO, p.612
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islam.museum contributors. “Kushyar ibn Labban al-Jili”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/kushyar-ibn-labban/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.