Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Gazi

Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Gazi
Native name مُحَمَّد إِبنُ أَحمَد إِبن غَازِي
Born circa 1437
Died 1513
Occupation Mathematician
Known for Poetic treatises commenting on mathematicians' writings

Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Gazi (Arabic-مُحَمَّد إِبنُ أَحمَد إِبن غَازِي) (circa 1437 – 1513) was a prominent mathematician from the Maghreb. His most famous works are various poetic treatises commenting on the writings of previous mathematicians such as Ibn al-Banna' al-Marrakushi.[1]

Additionally, his manuscripts show calculations using lattice multiplication.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Ibn Ghāzī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad (1437 or 8-1513); Shandawīlī, Harīdī Aḥmad (1700). "The Desire of the Students for an Explanation of the Calculator's Craving". World Digital Library (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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