Ibn ʿAbdūn al-Jabalī - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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Djebbar, Ahmed
Leiden
Brill
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Abū ʿAbdallāh Muḥammad Ibn ʿAbdūn al-Jabalī al-ʿUdhrī al-Qurṭubī (d. after 366/976) is known for his activity in mathematics, logic, and medicine. He was born in Córdoba in 311/923-4 (al-Suhaylī, 25), the city where he received his initial training in mathematical calculation and geometry. He taught these subjects, particularly to the children of princes and high officials of the Umayyad state, amongst them the future ḥājib (chamberlain) and de facto ruler al-Manṣūr Ibn Abī ʿĀmir (Almanzor, r. 368-92/979-1002) (Ṣāʿid, 191-