Historiographer
1332 - 1406
Arab historiographer and social scientist who founded the discipline of sociology and made significant contributions to economics, politics, and education. His cyclical view of history was revolutionary.
‘The past resembles the future more than one drop of water resembles another.’
Ibn Khaldun
‘In the end, the state is an individual, just as the human being is an individual.’
Ibn Khaldun
‘Commerce, indeed, is an important source of wealth for the state.’
Ibn Khaldun
‘Man is essentially ignorant, and only acquires knowledge through learning.’
Ibn Khaldun