When1: 1130
When2: 1150
Who: al-Idrisi or Dreses or ash-Sharif al-Idrisi [al-Idrisi, ash-Sharif] or al-Sharif al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi [al-Qurtubi, al-Sharif al-Idrisi]
What: geographer
Where: Palermo, Sicily
works\ Roger's Book [1130 to 1150]; Delight of Him Who Desires to Journey through the Climates [1130 to 1150]; Pleasure of Men and Delight of Souls [1130 to 1150]; Book on the Collection of Attributes of Medicinal Plants [1130 to 1150: about plants for drugs]
Detail: He lived 1099 to 1166, drew a world map [1130], and was at King Roger II's court [1145 to 1166], where he built a silver globe.
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