Mathematician:Severus Sebokht

Mathematician
Syrian scholar and bishop.

The first Syrian to mention the Indian number system.

Nationality
Syrian

History

 * Born: 575 in Nisibis, Syria (now Nusyabin, Turkey)
 * Died: 667

Publications

 * 638: A major treatise on syllogisms


 * c. 650: A major treatise on the Astrolabe


 * Translated into Syriac the commentaries on of

Also known as
Classical Syriac: ܣܘܪܘܣ ܣܝܒܘܟܬ‎)

Also known as Seboukt of Nisibis.

Notable Quotes

 * I will omit all discussion of the science of the Indians ... and of their valuable methods of calculation ... I wish only to say that this computation is done by means of nine signs.