Robert of Ketton
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Robert of Ketton was a 12th-century English scholar, translator, and cleric best known for producing one of the earliest Latin translations of the Qur’an in medieval Europe.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert of Ketton canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Latinist
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cleric ⓘ human ⓘ medieval astronomer ⓘ scholar ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Robert of Chester
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Robertus Ketenensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Robertus Retinensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 12th century ⓘ |
| clericalStatus | canon ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Hermann of Carinthia
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Peter the Venerable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Peter the Venerable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic studies
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astronomy ⓘ mathematics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| floruit | 12th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Latin translation of the Qur'an
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translations from Arabic into Latin ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
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English ⓘ Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Latin translation of al-Khwarizmi's astronomical tables
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Latin translation of an Arabic version of Ptolemy's Almagest ⓘ Lex Mahumet pseudoprophete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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cleric ⓘ mathematician ⓘ scholar ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| partOf | Toledo School of Translators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| translatedFrom | Arabic ⓘ |
| translatedTo | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Kingdom of Navarre
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Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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