Al-Fazl[1] or Al-Fadl ibn Naubakht, (also written Nowbakht), was an 8th century Persian scholar.
Al-Fadl ibn Naubakht | |
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Born | fl. 8th century |
Academic work | |
Era | Islamic Golden Age |
Main interests | scholar |
Al-Fadl ibn Naubakht was the son of Naubakht, a former Zoroastrian, who had designed the House of Wisdom.[2] He was appointed as a scholar at the court of caliph Harun al-Rashid.[3]