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Also Known As Alfarabius • Abū Naṣr al-Fārābī • Avennasar • Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ṭarkhān ibn Awzalagh al-Fārābī • Alpharabius • Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ṭarkhān ibn Uzalagh al-Fārābī
Born c.878 • Turkistan
Died c.950 • Damascus? • Syria
Subjects Of Study Greek philosophy • political philosophy

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