Ishaq ibn Hunayn
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Ishaq ibn Hunayn was a 9th-century Abbasid-era physician, translator, and mathematician known for his Arabic translations and commentaries on Greek scientific and philosophical works.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ishaq ibn Hunayn canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mathematician
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medieval scholar ⓘ person ⓘ physician ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Abbasid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
9th century
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Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
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| father | Hunayn ibn Ishaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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mathematics ⓘ medicine ⓘ philosophy ⓘ translation of Greek works ⓘ |
| givenName | Ishaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Euclid NERFINISHED ⓘ Galen NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunayn ibn Ishaq NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Arabic ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWritten |
Arabic
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Greek ⓘ Syriac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Wisdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Graeco-Arabic translation movement ⓘ |
| name | Ishaq ibn Hunayn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commentaries on Greek mathematics and astronomy
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translating Greek scientific texts into Arabic ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Arabic translation of Euclid's Elements
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Arabic translation of Ptolemy's Almagest ⓘ Arabic translation of works of Aristotle ⓘ Arabic translation of works of Galen ⓘ commentaries on Euclid ⓘ commentaries on Ptolemy ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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mathematician ⓘ philosopher ⓘ physician ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| partOf | Abbasid intellectual tradition ⓘ |
| patronymic | ibn Hunayn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| workLocation | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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