Abu l-Hasan, Ali Ibn Nafi or Ziryab (789-857) was a singer, oud musician, composer, poet, and teacher who lived and worked in Iraq, North Africa, and Andalusia in medieval Islamic times. He is a scholar with knowledge of astronomy, geography, meteorology, botany, cosmetics, culinary arts and fashion. He acted at the Umayyad court of Cordoba in Islamic Iberia. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

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