Al-Farabi

About Al-Farabi

Al-Farabi, an influential polymath born around 872, was a pivotal figure in the Islamic Golden Age, often referred to as the "Second Teacher" after Aristotle. His vast contributions spanned philosophy, logic, music theory, and medicine, profoundly shaping subsequent medieval European and Islamic intellectual traditions. MIT's Pantheon project ranks him at #502 in historical importance, reflecting his deep, long-term cultural and scholarly impact across centuries and languages.

In the context of 2025 internet attention, Al-Farabi's impact is muted, receiving an estimated 199K annualized Wikipedia views. This translates to an Attention Gap of approximately 1x, suggesting his modern digital presence is only moderately aligned with his historical rank, especially when compared to contemporary philosophers. For example, Hannah Arendt, ranked #818, garners 985K views, while Plutarch (#605) achieves 465K views, illustrating a significant disparity in the volume of modern online interest for figures of comparable, or even lower, historical stature.

While his overall attention level is modest, the data indicates a slight cooling trend, with his pageviews declining by 2.1% year-over-year and his Q1 versus Q3 momentum showing a sharper 12% drop, suggesting a gradual drift from current digital consciousness.