Ishaq ibn Hunayn

Abū Yaʿqūb Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn 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.

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Who was born first?

• Ishaq ibn Hunayn was born 2 years after Abū Ḥanīfa Dīnawarī
• Ishaq ibn Hunayn was born 10 years after Al-Mahani
• Ishaq ibn Hunayn was born 20 years before Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam
• Ishaq ibn Hunayn was born 20 years before Abu Zayd al-Balkhi
• Ishaq ibn Hunayn was born 28 years before Al-Battani

Timeline

1. Al-Mahanicirca AD 820 – circa AD 880
2. Abū Ḥanīfa Dīnawarī828–895
3. Ishaq ibn Hunayn (this page)circa AD 830 – AD 910
4. Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslamcirca AD 850 – circa AD 930
5. Abu Zayd al-Balkhi850–934
6. Al-Battanicirca AD 858 – AD 930

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