Historical Figure
Ibn Khallikan
Ayyubid
Aḥmad bin Muḥammad bin Ibrāhīm bin Abū Bakr ibn Khallikān, better known as Ibn Khallikān, was a renowned Islamic historian who compiled the celebrated biographical encyclopedia of Muslim scholars and important men in Muslim history, Deaths of Eminent Men and the Sons of the Epoch. Due to this achievement, he is regarded as the most eminent writer of biographies in Islamic history.
Connection to Damascus
Studied in Damascus; became chief judge (qadi al-qudat) of Damascus in 1261; taught and died there.
Known for
Wafayat al-A'yan (Biographical Dictionary) – a landmark in Arabic biographical literature.
Lifespan
1211-09-22 – 1282-10-30
Biography
Aḥmad bin Muḥammad bin Ibrāhīm bin Abū Bakr ibn Khallikān, better known as Ibn Khallikān, was a renowned Islamic historian who compiled the celebrated biographical encyclopedia of Muslim scholars and important men in Muslim history, Deaths of Eminent Men and the Sons of the Epoch. Due to this achievement, he is regarded as the most eminent writer of biographies in Islamic history.