Hermann the German

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Hermann the German was a 13th-century scholar and translator renowned for rendering key philosophical and scientific works from Arabic and Greek into Latin, helping transmit classical knowledge to medieval Europe.

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instanceOf 13th-century person
human
medieval scholar
translator
activityStartCentury 13th century
contributedTo transmission of classical knowledge to medieval Europe
culture medieval European culture
era High Middle Ages
fieldOfWork philosophy
science
translation studies
gender male
influenced medieval European philosophy
medieval European science
knownAs Hermannus Teutonicus NERFINISHED
knownFor Latin translations of key philosophical texts
Latin translations of key scientific texts
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
Greek
Latin NERFINISHED
nationality German
notableFor translating Greek works into Latin
translating philosophical works from Arabic into Latin
translating scientific works from Arabic into Latin
occupation scholar
translator
roleInHistory mediator between Arabic, Greek, and Latin intellectual traditions
timePeriod 13th century

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Toledo School of Translators employedScholar Hermann the German