Al-Kindi

الكِنْدِي

The first Arab philosopher — founded cryptanalysis

Born: 801 CE, Kufa

Died: 873 CE, Baghdad

Era: Classical

Field: Philosophy, Mathematics, Cryptography

Origin: Kufa, Iraq

Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Ishaq al-Kindi was a 9th-century Arab philosopher, mathematician and musician known as "The Philosopher of the Arabs." He was the first philosopher to write systematically in Arabic and founded the science of cryptanalysis — code-breaking.