Latinized names of scholars who worked within Islamic culture and wrote mostly in Arabic.
Some are amongst the greatest minds in human history.
A thread…
Some are amongst the greatest minds in human history.
A thread…
1/ Ibn Sinã
Latinized
Avicenna
(11th c. CE)
The Muslim world's preeminent philosopher/physician, flourishing during the Islamic Golden Age. His book Qanün ut-Tibb influenced Europe until the 16th c. Of Persian birth but wrote mostly in Arabic.
Latinized
Avicenna
(11th c. CE)
The Muslim world's preeminent philosopher/physician, flourishing during the Islamic Golden Age. His book Qanün ut-Tibb influenced Europe until the 16th c. Of Persian birth but wrote mostly in Arabic.
2/ Ibn Rushd
Latinized
Averroës
(12th c. CE)
Arab Andalusian polymath who wrote on many subjects, including philosophy and medicine. The most influential commentator on Aristotle, he was known in the West as the 'Father of Rationalism.'
Latinized
Averroës
(12th c. CE)
Arab Andalusian polymath who wrote on many subjects, including philosophy and medicine. The most influential commentator on Aristotle, he was known in the West as the 'Father of Rationalism.'
3/ Al-Ghazzali
Latinized
Algazel
(11th c. CE)
A mujaddid (renewer of the faith) and one of the most influential jurists of Muslim history. Honored by his contemporaries as Hujjat ul-Islam. Born in Tûs, near to the modern city of Mashhad.
Latinized
Algazel
(11th c. CE)
A mujaddid (renewer of the faith) and one of the most influential jurists of Muslim history. Honored by his contemporaries as Hujjat ul-Islam. Born in Tûs, near to the modern city of Mashhad.
4/ Hunayn ibn Ishãq
Latinized
Lohannitus
(10th c. CE)
An Arab Nestorian Christian born in present-day Iraq. As the 'Shaikh of Translators', he rendered many Greek classics into Syriac and his native Arabic. His Arabic and Latin names both mean 'Little John'.
Latinized
Lohannitus
(10th c. CE)
An Arab Nestorian Christian born in present-day Iraq. As the 'Shaikh of Translators', he rendered many Greek classics into Syriac and his native Arabic. His Arabic and Latin names both mean 'Little John'.
5/ Jabir in Hayan
Latinized
Geber
(10th c. CE)
Author on a great number of diverse subjects including alchemy and chemistry. Said to be a disciple of Imam Ja far as-Sadiq. Some scholars question the historicity of Jabir in Hayyan.
Latinized
Geber
(10th c. CE)
Author on a great number of diverse subjects including alchemy and chemistry. Said to be a disciple of Imam Ja far as-Sadiq. Some scholars question the historicity of Jabir in Hayyan.
6/ Ibn Al-Haytham
Latinized
Alhazen
(10th c. CE)
Mathematician, astronomer and physicist of the Islamic Golden Age from present-day Iraq. Referred to as 'the father of optics'. His works were frequently cited by Isaac Newton and Galileo Galilei.
Latinized
Alhazen
(10th c. CE)
Mathematician, astronomer and physicist of the Islamic Golden Age from present-day Iraq. Referred to as 'the father of optics'. His works were frequently cited by Isaac Newton and Galileo Galilei.
7/ Al-Khawärizmi
Latinized
Algorismus
Author of very influential works, including Kitab Al-Jabr, source of the word 'algebra'.
His classical Persian name is Khwärazmi and gave rise to the word 'algorithm,' the quintessential term of the social media age.
Latinized
Algorismus
Author of very influential works, including Kitab Al-Jabr, source of the word 'algebra'.
His classical Persian name is Khwärazmi and gave rise to the word 'algorithm,' the quintessential term of the social media age.
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