Ibn Khallikan
September 22, 1211 –October 30, 1282
Muhaddith, Katib, Qadi, Historian, Literary scholar, Teacher
Lived 71 years
- Born in
- Erbil
- Passed away in
- Damascus
Shams al-Din Aḥmad bin Muḥammad bin Ibrāhīm bin Abū Bakr ibn Khallikān (Arabic: أحمد بن محمد بن إبراهيم بن أبي بكر ابن خلكان; 22 September 1211 – 30 October 1282), better known as Ibn Khallikān, was a renowned Islamic historian who compiled the celebrated biographical encyclopedia of Muslim scholars and important men in Muslim history, Deaths of Eminent Men and the Sons of the Epoch (Arabic: وفيات الأعيان وأنباء أبناء الزمان, romanized: wafayāt al-ʾaʿyān wa-ʾanbāʾ ʾabnāʾ al-zamān). Due to this achievement, he is regarded as the most eminent writer of biographies in Islamic history.
Notable works: Kitāb Wafayāt al-aʿyān wa-anbāʾ abnāʾ az-zamān
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Khallikan