Abu Nasr Muhammad al-Farabi, known in the Latin West as Alpharabius, was an early Islamic philosopher and music theorist. He has been designated as "Father of Islamic Neoplatonism", and the "Founder of Islamic Political Philosophy". January 14, 872 – 951; died at about 78. Alive at the same time as Ferdowsi, Alfred the Great, Abu Bakr al-Razi, Sylvester II, and Æthelstan. Wiki link