in 1525
Precision: year · Rank: normal
- Source: al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf
Ottoman Syrian polymath (1526-1585)
Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists June 14, 1526 in Damascus, Syria.
Born
June 14, 1526
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: approximate
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Damascus, Syria
- Professions
- engineer, astronomer, pharmacist, university teacher, mathematician, astrologer, polymath, inventor, qadi
- Citizenship
- Ottoman Empire, Syria
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: June 14, 1526 (BnF authorities; Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers) or in 1525 (al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf born?
Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf was born in Damascus, Syria.