Ishaq ibn Hunayn
Ishaq Ibn Hunayn | |
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Born |
830 Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, now Iraq |
Died |
910 (aged 80) Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, now Iraq |
Occupation | Mathematician, Translator |
Notable works |
Translation of Euclid's Elemens, Translation of Ptolemy's Almagest |
Years active | 850– 910 |
Abū Yaʿqūb Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn (Arabic: إسحاق بن حنين) (c. 830 Baghdad, – c. 910-1) was an influential physician and translator, known for writing the first biography of physicians in the Arabic language. He is also known for his translations of Euclid's Elements and Ptolemy's Almagest. He is the son of the famous translator Hunayn Ibn Ishaq.
Notes
References
- Cooper, Glen M. (2007). "Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn: Abū Yaʿqūb Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq al‐ʿIbādī". In Thomas Hockey; et al. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. New York: Springer. p. 578. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. (PDF version)
- Shehaby, Nabil (1970). "Isḥāq Ibn Ḥunayn, Abū Ya'qūb". Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Encyclopedia.com.
See also
- Hunayn ibn Ishaq, his father.
- List of Muslim scientists and scholars
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