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Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi

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Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi, whose full name was Muwaffaq al-Din Muhammad Abd al-Latif ibn Yusuf al-Baghdadi, lived from 1162 to 1231, both dates in Baghdad, and was a physician, philosopher, historian, Arabic grammarian and traveller regarded as one of the most voluminous writers of his time. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Nationality
Abbasid Caliphate (Historical) 1
Veneration Status
Officially Recognized or Venerated 2
Attestation
Historicity
Historically attested 1
Traditions Revering This Figure
Islam 2
Identity
Gender
Male 2
Life
Lifespan or Floruit
1162 to 1231 1
Connections

Revered In

Islam, Religions
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Same As

Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi

Also in Medicine Atlas: the same subject.

Located In

Mosul

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Source Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi (Wikipedia)Article text
Quote, Article text
He travelled extensively and resided in Mosul (in 1189) where he studied the works of al-Suhrawardi before travelling on to Damascus (1190) and the camp of Saladin outside Acre (1191).
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1. Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction identifying it as physician
    ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī (Arabic: عبداللطيف البغدادي; 1162, Baghdad, 1231, Baghdad), short for Muwaffaq al-Dīn Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Laṭīf ibn Yūsuf al-Baghdādī (Arabic: موفق الدين محمد عبد اللطيف بن يوسف البغدادي), was a physician, philosopher, historian, Arabic grammarian and traveller, and one of the most voluminous writers of his time.
  • Lead section: historicity
    ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī (Arabic: عبداللطيف البغدادي; 1162, Baghdad, 1231, Baghdad), short for Muwaffaq al-Dīn Abu Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Laṭīf ibn Yūsuf al-Baghdādī (Arabic: موفق الدين ابو محمد عبد اللطيف بن يوسف البغدادي), was a physician, philosopher, historian, Arabic grammarian and traveller, and one of the most voluminous writers of his time.
  • Lead, first sentence
    ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī (Arabic: عبداللطيف البغدادي; 1162, Baghdad, 1231, Baghdad), short for Muwaffaq al-Dīn Abu Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Laṭīf ibn Yūsuf al-Baghdādī (Arabic: موفق الدين ابو محمد عبد اللطيف بن يوسف البغدادي), was a physician, philosopher, historian, Arabic grammarian and traveller, and one of the most voluminous
  • Lead sentence
    ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī (Arabic: عبداللطيف البغدادي; 1162, Baghdad, 1231, Baghdad), short for Muwaffaq al-Dīn Abu Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Laṭīf ibn Yūsuf al-Baghdādī (Arabic: موفق الدين ابو محمد عبد اللطيف بن يوسف البغدادي), was a physician, philosopher, historian, Arabic grammarian and traveller, and one of the most voluminous writers of his time.
  • Entity description, nationality statement
    lived from 1162 to 1231, both dates in Baghdad
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2. Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi, Structured Record (Wikidata Q307277)
WikidataWikidata property P21 (sex or gender)View the Source

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