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Abū Ḥanīfa Dīnawarī
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828–895 · Persian Islamic polymath (died 895)

Also known as: Ad-Dīnawarī, Abu Hanifa Ahmad ibn Dawud Dinawari, Abu Hanifa Dinovariy Ahmad ibn Dovud, Al-Dinawari, Dinawari, Абу Ханифа ад-Динавари

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Known works

  • Kitāb al-nabāt
  • The Book of plants of Abū Ḥanīfa ad-Dīnawarī (1953)
  • Min kitāb al-Akhbār al-ṭiwāl
  • Kitâb al-ahbâr aṭṭiwâl (1888)
  • Kitāb al-nabāt