Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu

male
chinese, fifth century, mathematician, Sun Zi Suan Jing, Chinese remainder theorem, third century…CommonEra
Sun Tzu or Sun Zi was a Chinese mathematician, sometime between the third to fifth century CE. Interested in astronomy and trying to develop a...
Muhammad

Muhammad

male, deceased (632)
prophet, Arab statesmen, Seal of the Prophets, prophet of Allah, founder of Islam, mecca…CommonEra
Muhammad (c. 570 Makka- June 8, 632 CE Madina), was the founder of Islam and is regarded by Muslims as the last messenger and prophet of God...
Agrippa I

Agrippa I

male, deceased (44)
Ancient Roman ally, anno domini, CommonEra, Herodian dynasty, bible, Act of the Apostles…Roman era Jew
Agrippa I also called the Great (10 BC - 44 AD), King of the Jews, was the grandson of Herod the Great, and son of Aristobulus IV and Berenice. His...
Hillel The Elder

Hillel The Elder

male
golden rule, Tannaim, Shimon ben Gamliel I, ethic of reciprocity, Babylonian Talmud, Gamliel Hazaken…CommonEra
Hillel (הלל) was a famous Jewish religious leader who lived in Jerusalem during the time of King Herod, Augustus, and probably Jesus; he is one of...
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

male, deceased (2008) ( Vlodrop, Netherlands)
Maharishi Vedic Science, Allahabad University alumni, From dehradun, swami, New religious movements, CommonEra
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of the Transcendental Meditation program, has inspired numerous schools, colleges, universities, health-care...
Al-Farabi

Al-Farabi

male, deceased (950)
Early Islamic philosophy, Greater Iran, Muslim world, Islamic world, Islamic Science, philosopher…CommonEra
Abū Nasr Muhammad ibn al-Farakh al-Fārābi or Abū Nasr al-Fārābi (in some sources, known as Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Tarkhan ibn Uzlagh al-Far...
Martin Hengel

Martin Hengel

male
judaism, Timeline of Jewish history, CommonEra, emeritus professor, University of Tubingen, religion
Martin Hengel is a German scholar of religion, focusing on the "Second-Temple Period" or "Hellenistic Period" of early Judaism, which encompasses...

Simon Bar Kokhba

male, deceased (135)
rabbi, Jewish film and theatre, roman empire, Ancient Jewish Roman history, nasi, CommonEra
Simon bar Kokhba was the Jewish leader who led what is known as Bar Kokhba's revolt against the Roman Empire in 132 CE, establishing an independent...

Pingala

male
Shalatula, Ancient Sanskrit grammarian, Pre Islamic Heritage of Pakistan, Mathematics of Poetry, Pascal's triangle, Mahabhashya…CommonEra
Pingala was an ancient Indian mathematician, famous for his work, the "Chandas Shastra" (', also "Chandas Sutra" '), a Sanskrit treatise on prosody...
Jalal Ad-Din Muhammad Rumi

Jalal Ad-Din Muhammad Rumi

male, deceased (1273)
poet, Persian literature, Eastern Roman Empire, Anatolia, Oghuz Turkish, greek…CommonEra
Mawlānā Jalāl-ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhi (Rūmī) (Turkish: "Mevlânâ Celâleddin Mehmed Rumi",), also known as Mawlānā Jalāl-ad-Dīn Muhammad Bal<u>kh&lt;/u>ī...