Ibn al-Bayṭār
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Ibn al-Bayṭār was a 13th-century Andalusian Arab botanist, pharmacist, and physician renowned for his comprehensive works on medicinal plants and pharmacology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ibn al-Baitar | 1 |
| Ibn al-Bayṭār canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Ibn al-Bayṭār Context triple: [Ibn al-Baytar, alsoKnownAs, Ibn al-Bayṭār]
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Samuel ibn Tibbon
Samuel ibn Tibbon was a medieval Jewish philosopher and translator best known for rendering Maimonides’ works, especially the Guide for the Perplexed, from Arabic into Hebrew, thereby shaping Jewish intellectual history.
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Ibn Ezra
Ibn Ezra was a 12th-century Spanish Jewish scholar renowned for his biblical commentaries, Hebrew grammar works, and philosophical writings that deeply influenced later Jewish thought.
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Hasdai Crescas
Hasdai Crescas was a medieval Spanish-Jewish philosopher and rabbi known for his influential critiques of Aristotelianism and his major work "Or Hashem" ("Light of the Lord").
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Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia
Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia was a prominent 14th-century Jewish financier and royal treasurer in the court of King Peter of Castile, known for his influential role in Toledo’s Jewish community.
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Judah ibn Tibbon
Judah ibn Tibbon was a 12th-century Jewish physician and pioneering translator in Provence, renowned for rendering major Arabic Jewish philosophical and religious works into Hebrew.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ibn al-Bayṭār Target entity description: Ibn al-Bayṭār was a 13th-century Andalusian Arab botanist, pharmacist, and physician renowned for his comprehensive works on medicinal plants and pharmacology.
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A.
Samuel ibn Tibbon
Samuel ibn Tibbon was a medieval Jewish philosopher and translator best known for rendering Maimonides’ works, especially the Guide for the Perplexed, from Arabic into Hebrew, thereby shaping Jewish intellectual history.
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B.
Ibn Ezra
Ibn Ezra was a 12th-century Spanish Jewish scholar renowned for his biblical commentaries, Hebrew grammar works, and philosophical writings that deeply influenced later Jewish thought.
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C.
Hasdai Crescas
Hasdai Crescas was a medieval Spanish-Jewish philosopher and rabbi known for his influential critiques of Aristotelianism and his major work "Or Hashem" ("Light of the Lord").
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D.
Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia
Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia was a prominent 14th-century Jewish financier and royal treasurer in the court of King Peter of Castile, known for his influential role in Toledo’s Jewish community.
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E.
Judah ibn Tibbon
Judah ibn Tibbon was a 12th-century Jewish physician and pioneering translator in Provence, renowned for rendering major Arabic Jewish philosophical and religious works into Hebrew.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andalusian scholar
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Arab scientist ⓘ author ⓘ botanist ⓘ pharmacist ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| activity | collecting and studying medicinal plants ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ibn al-Baytar
NERFINISHED
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al-Mālaqī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1197 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Málaga
NERFINISHED
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al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 13th century ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1248 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Ayyubid Sultanate
NERFINISHED
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Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Ayyubid court in Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
|
| fieldOfWork |
botany
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materia medica ⓘ medicine ⓘ pharmacology ⓘ |
| fullName | Ḍiyāʾ al-Dīn Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad al-Mālaqī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Islamic pharmacologists
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medieval European pharmacology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Dioscorides
NERFINISHED
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Galen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibn Sīnā NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Rāzī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
comprehensive works on medicinal plants
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describing hundreds of medicinal substances ⓘ systematic pharmacological encyclopedia ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy | major authority in medieval pharmacology ⓘ |
| name | Ibn al-Bayṭār NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kitāb al-Jāmiʿ li-mufradāt al-adwiya wa-l-aghdhiya
NERFINISHED
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Kitāb al-Mughnī fī al-adwiya al-mufrada NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Jāmiʿ li-mufradāt al-adwiya wa-l-aghdhiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSubstancesDescribedInAl-Jami | more than 1400 GENERATED ⓘ |
| occupation | court physician ⓘ |
| region | al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourcesUsed |
Greek medical literature
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earlier Arabic medical authors ⓘ |
| titleOfWorkTranslated |
Compendium on Simple Medicaments and Foods
NERFINISHED
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The Sufficient Book on Simple Drugs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
Asia Minor
NERFINISHED
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Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Ibn al-Bayṭār Description of subject: Ibn al-Bayṭār was a 13th-century Andalusian Arab botanist, pharmacist, and physician renowned for his comprehensive works on medicinal plants and pharmacology.
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