List of Famous people with last name Firnas

Abbas Ibn Firnas

عبَّاس بن فِرناس بن وِرداس التاكِرني
First Name Abbas
Last Name Firnas
Born on November 30, 0809
Died on November 30, 0886 (aged 77)
Born in Spain, Andalusia

Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas al-Takurini, also known as Abbas ibn Firnas, latinized Armen Firman, was an Andalusian polymath: an inventor, physician, chemist, engineer, Andalusian musician, and Arabic-language poet. He was reported to have experimented with a form of flight. According to John Harding, Ibn Firnas' glider was the first attempt at heavier-than-air flight in aviation history.

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