Birthdate: 0897 AD
Birthplace: Isfahan, Iran
Died: December 31, 0967
Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani was a genealogist, poet, litterateur, and musicologist in the 10th century. He was of Arab-Quraysh origin. He authored the Kitab al-Aghani ("The Book of Songs"), a book that has information about the earliest attested periods of Arabic music and the lives of ancient poets and musicians. He was also a scribe and a teacher.
