Ali Qushji, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ali Qushji

Ottoman astronomer and mathematician

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1403

Place of Birth: Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

Date of Death: 16-Dec-1474

Profession: scientist, astronomer, teacher, astrologer, physicist, mathematician, linguist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ala al-Din Ali ibn Muhammed (1403 – 16 December 1474), known as Ali Qushji (Ottoman Turkish/Persian language: ??? ?????, kusçu – falconer in Turkish; Latin: Ali Kushgii) was an astronomer, mathematician and physicist originally from Samarkand, who settled in the Ottoman Empire some time before 1472.
As a disciple of Ulugh Beg, he is best known for the development of astronomical physics independent from natural philosophy, and for providing empirical evidence for the Earth's rotation in his treatise, Concerning the Supposed Dependence of Astronomy upon Philosophy.
In addition to his contributions to Ulugh Beg's famous work Zij-i-Sultani and to the founding of Sahn-i Seman Medrese, one of the first centers for the study of various traditional Islamic sciences in the Ottoman caliphate, Ali Kusçu was also the author of several scientific works and textbooks on astronomy.