Al-Kindi
c. 801–c. 873
Arab polymath known as the first philosopher of the Islamic world.
- Known as
- Philosopher
- Category
- Thinkers
- Born
- c. 801, Kufa
- Died
- c. 873, Baghdad
Alive at the same time as Al-Kindi
- Bai Juyi 772–846, poet
- Kūkai 774–835, monk
- Ahmad ibn Hanbal 780–855, imam
- Al-Khwarizmi c. 780–c. 850, mathematician
- Al-Ma'mun 786–833, caliph
- Muhammad al-Bukhari 810–870, scholar
- Saints Cyril and Methodius c. 815–885, missionary
- Thabit ibn Qurra c. 826–901, mathematician
- Al-Tabari 839–c. 923, historian
- Alfred the Great 849–899, king
- Harald Fairhair c. 850–c. 932, king
- Al-Farabi c. 872–c. 950, philosopher