Ishaq ibn Hunayn
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.
Ishaq Ibn Hunayn | |
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| Born | 830 Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, now Iraq |
| Died | 910 (aged 80) Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, now Iraq |
| Occupation | Mathematician, Translator |
| Years active | 850– 910 |
| Notable works | Translation of Euclid's Elements, Translation of Ptolemy's Almagest |
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