THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Hunayn ibn Ishaq
Arab Christian scholar, physician and scientist (809–873)
Hunayn ibn Ishaq was born in 808 in Al-Hirah, Iraq and died in 873.
Born
in 808
Died: in 873
Source:
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- Birthplace
- Al-Hirah, Iraq
- Professions
- philosopher, scientist, physician, historian, philologist, translator, interpreter
- Citizenship
- Abbasid Caliphate
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Family
- Child
- Ishaq ibn Hunayn
All birth date sources
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- Base biographique
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- mcnbiografias.com
- MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
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Questions people ask
Where was Hunayn ibn Ishaq born?
Hunayn ibn Ishaq was born in Al-Hirah, Iraq.
When did Hunayn ibn Ishaq die?
Hunayn ibn Ishaq died in 873.