Fibonacci vs Ibn Arabi
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Compare the life timelines of Fibonacci (1170–1250) and Ibn Arabi (1165–1240) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1170 to 1240.
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Fibonacci (1170–1250)
- — Born in Pisa, Republic of Pisa Verified
- — Moved to Bugia in North Africa and studied Hindu-Arabic arithmetic Verified
- — Traveled around the Mediterranean studying mathematics Verified
- — Published Liber Abaci, introducing Hindu-Arabic numerals to Europe Verified
- — Completed Practica Geometriae, a treatise on geometry and surveying Verified
- — Published Liber Quadratorum and was received by Emperor Frederick II Verified
- — Issued a revised and expanded edition of Liber Abaci Verified
- — Granted an honorary salary by the Republic of Pisa Verified
- — Died, probably in Pisa Verified
Ibn Arabi (1165–1240)
- — Born in Murcia, al-Andalus Verified
- — Family moved to Seville Verified
- — Youthful spiritual conversion and reported meeting with Averroes
- — Studied with Sufi masters across al-Andalus and the Maghreb Verified
- — Left the Iberian Peninsula for the East Verified
- — Pilgrimage to Mecca and beginning of the Futuhat al-Makkiyya Verified
- — Years of travel through Anatolia, Iraq, and Syria Verified
- — Settled permanently in Damascus Verified
- — Composed the Fusus al-Hikam (Bezels of Wisdom) Verified
- — Died in Damascus Verified