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Scholar Biographies
Every archived life recorded as scholar, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Mohammad Khatami
b. October 14, 1943
President of Iran from 1997 to 2005
Medieval era
Jahaniyan Jahangasht
January 19, 1308 – 1384
Sufi saint
Early Modern era
Ahmad Sirhindi
June 26, 1564 – 1624
Philosopher (1564-1624)
Modern era
Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki
December 29, 1817 – October 18, 1899
Indian Islamic scholar and Sufi saint (1817–1899)
Modern era
Ubaidullah Sindhi
March 10, 1872 – August 21, 1944
Indian scholar and political activist (1872–1944)
Modern era
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
November 11, 1888 – February 22, 1958
Indian politician and writer (1888–1958)
Modern era
Rajendra Prasad
December 3, 1884 – February 28, 1963
Indian statesman, lawyer and writer (1884–1963); first President of India
Modern era
Ashraf Ali Thanwi
August 19, 1863 – July 20, 1943
Indian Muslim scholar (1863–1943)
Modern era
Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi
1885 – July 13, 1944
Indian Islamic scholar (1885–1944)
Contemporary era
Javed Ahmad Ghamidi
b. April 18, 1951
Pakistani philosopher and Muslim scholar (born 1952)
Early Modern era
Yi Hwang
1501 – 1570
Korean Confucian scholar (1502 -1571)
Ancient era
Juba II
52 BCE – 23 CE
Crown prince of Numidia and King of Mauretania (c. 48 BC - AD 23)
Ancient era
Abba Arikha
160 CE – 247 CE
Jewish Babylonian scholar (175–247)
Early Modern era
Bhai Mani Singh
1662 – 1737
Sikh religious leader
Modern era
Kahn Singh Nabha
August 30, 1861 – November 24, 1938
Indian writer (1861-1938)
Modern era
U. V. Swaminatha Iyer
February 19, 1855 – April 28, 1942
Tamil scholar, researcher and publisher of classical Tamil literature
Modern era
Bhai Vir Singh
December 5, 1872 – June 10, 1957
Indian poet, scholar and theologian (1872–1957)
Modern era
Rasool Bux Palijo
February 21, 1930 – June 7, 2018
Pakistani revolutionary (1930–2018)