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
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

Double-page from the Ishaq ibn Hunayn's Arabic Translation of Euclid's Elements. Iraq, 1270. Chester Beatty Library

References

• Cooper, Glen M. (2007). "Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn: Abū Yaʿqūb Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq al-ʿIbādī". In Thomas Hockey; et al. (eds.). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. New York: Springer. p. 578. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. (PDF version)
• Shehaby, Nabil (1970). "Isḥāq Ibn Ḥunayn, Abū Ya'qūb". Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Encyclopedia.com.

See also

• Hunayn ibn Ishaq, his father.
• List of Muslim scientists and scholars