Al-Fadl ibn Naubakht
Bornfl. 8th century
Academic work
EraIslamic Golden Age
Main interestsscholar

Al-Fazl[1] or Al-Fadl ibn Naubakht, (also written Nowbakht), was an 8th century Persian scholar.

Life

Al-Fadl ibn Naubakht was the son of Naubakht, a former Zoroastrian, who had designed the House of Wisdom.[2] He was appointed as a scholar at the court of caliph Harun al-Rashid.[3]

Works

References

Sources

  • Anthony, Sean W. (2013). "Nawbaḵti Family". Encyclopædia Iranica.
  • Wani, Zahid Ashraf; Maqbol, Tabasum (2012). "The Islamic Era and Its Importance to Knowledge and the Development of Libraries". Library Philosophy and Practice. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska. ISSN 1522-0222. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 13, 2020.
  • Winston, Robert, ed. (2013). Timelines of Science: The Ultimate Visual Guide to the Discoveries That Shaped the World. New York: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 978-1-4654-2123-4.

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