Al-Damiri
Al-Damiri (1341–1405), the common name of Kamal al-Din Muhammad ibn Musa al-Damiri (Arabic: كمال الدين محمد بن موسى الدميري), was an Egyptian writer on canon law and natural history. He wrote the first known systematic work on zoological knowledge in Arabic, the Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān al-kubrā, c.1371.
Al-Damiri Kamal al-Din Muhammad ibn Musa al-Damiri كمال الدين محمد بن موسى الدميري | |
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| Born | 1341 Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | 27 October 1405 |
| Other names | ibn Musa, Al-Damiri |
| Occupation | Zoological writer |
| Years active | 1370–1405 |
| Era | Late Middle Ages (Mamluk era) |
| Known for | Elaborate systematically Arabic zoological knowledge |
| Notable work | Life of Animals (Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān al-kubrā, c.1371) |
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