Timotheus of Gaza

Timotheus of Gaza (Greek: Τιμόθεος ὁ Γαζαῖος), sometimes referred to as Timothy of Gaza, was a Greek grammarian active during the reign of Anastasius, i.e. 491-518. He is the author of a book on animals^[1] which may have been one of the sources of the Arabic Nu'ut al-Hayawan.^[2] He also wrote a work in four volumes titled On unusual foreign birds and serpents.^[3]

References

1. Gaza, Timothy of (1949). F.S. Bodenheimer, A. Rabinowitz, ed. On Animals... Paris/Leiden.
2. Kopf, L. (1956). "The Zoological Chapter of the Kitab al-Imta' wal-Mu'anasa of Abu Hayyan al-Tauhidi (10th Century)". Osiris. 12: 390–466.
3. Suidas τ 621