Al-Biruni
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Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni, known as al-Biruni, was a Khwarazmian Iranian scholar and polymath during the Islamic Golden Age. He has been called variously the "founder of Indology", "Father of Comparative Religion", "Father of modern geodesy", Founder of Indology and the first anthropologist.
An illustration from al-Biruni's astronomical works, explains the different phases of the Moon, with respect to the position of the Sun.
Four directions and Political divisions of Iran by Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī
The statue of Al-Biruni in United Nations Office in Vienna
Polymath
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A polymath is an individual whose knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects, known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems.
The Developmental Model of Polymathy (DMP)