Ismail Mustafa al-Falaki

Ismail Mustafa or Ismail Mustafa al-Falaki (1825 - 27 July 1901) was an Egyptian astronomer and mathematician. "al-Falaki" was added to his name literally meaning "the astronomer".^[1] He was born in Cairo to a family of Turkish origin and was educated in Paris, France.^[2]

References

^ Reid 2003, 152.
^ Goldschmidt 2000, 52.

Bibliography

Goldschmidt, Arthur (2000), Biographical dictionary of modern Egypt, Lynne Rienner Publishers, ISBN 1555872298
Reid, Donald Malcolm (2003), Whose pharaohs?: archaeology, museums, and Egyptian national identity from Napoleon to World War I, University of California Press, ISBN 0520240693

Persondata
Name	Ismail Mustafa Al-Falaki
Alternative names
Short description	Astronomer
Date of birth	1825
Place of birth	Cairo, Egypt
Date of death	27 July 1901
Place of death