Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Ishaq ibn Hunayn

9th-century Arab scholar, son of Hunayn Ibn Ishaq From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ishaq ibn Hunayn
Remove ads

Abū Yaʿqūb Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn (Arabic: إسحاق بن حنين) (c. 830 Baghdad, – c. 910-1) was an influential Arab 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.

Quick Facts Born, Died ...
Thumb
Double-page from the Ishaq ibn Hunayn's Arabic Translation of Euclid's Elements. Iraq, 1270. Chester Beatty Library
Remove ads

References

  • Cooper, Glen M. (2007). "Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn: Abū Yaʿqūb Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq al-ʿIbādī". In Thomas Hockey; et al. (eds.). 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

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads