Ibn Qunfudh

ابن قنفذ القسنطيني (Known as "Ahmad al-Qunfudh")

Astronomer, Mathematician, Historian, Grand Qadi of Constantine

Born 1339

Constantine, Algeria

Passed Away 1407 Constantine, Algeria

Lifespan 68 years old

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"The movements of the celestial spheres reveal the sublime harmony of their Maker."

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Towering 14th-century polymath from Constantine who wrote seminal treatises on planetary astronomy, arithmetic, Maliki law, and chronological history.

Biographical Record

Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Hasan ibn Qunfudh was born in Constantine into an eminent scholarly lineage. Traveling across Fez, Tunis, and Tlemcen, he studied with the foremost mathematicians and astronomers of the era before returning to serve as Grand Qadi of his native city.

He authored over thirty works, including Hatt al-Niqab an Wujuh A'mal al-Hisab on algebraic calculation and arithmetic, astronomical tables for calculating planetary orbits, and the historical chronicle Al-Farisiyya fi Mabadi al-Dawla al-Hafsiyya.

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Bab el-Djadid Scholars Cemetery
Constantine, Algeria

                         GPS: 36.3650, 6.6147                    

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