Al-Biruni

البَيْرُوني

First anthropologist and pioneer of scientific measurement

Born: 973 CE, Khwarezm

Died: 1048 CE, Ghazni

Era: Medieval

Field: Mathematics, Astronomy, Anthropology

Origin: Khwarezm, Central Asia

Abu Rayhan al-Biruni was an 11th-century Persian polymath who wrote over 146 works on mathematics, astronomy, physics, medicine and history. He calculated the Earth's circumference to remarkable accuracy and is considered the founder of comparative anthropology.