Shem-Tov ben Isaac of Tortosa
Shem-Tov ben Isaac of Tortosa · Science & Medicine
Physician who translated major Arabic medical works, including Al-Zahrawi's surgical encyclopedia, into Hebrew
c. 1196, Tortosa, Crown of Aragon (Spain) — c. 1267
Spain · Marseille (France)
Shem-Tov ben Isaac of Tortosa is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physician who translated major Arabic medical works, including Al-Zahrawi's surgical encyclopedia, into Hebrew
Shem-Tov ben Isaac of Tortosa was a Jewish physician and translator who rendered major Arabic medical works into Hebrew, most notably the surgical encyclopedia of Al-Zahrawi (Albucasis), making Arabic medicine accessible to Hebrew-reading physicians in Christian Europe. He worked chiefly in Marseille in the thirteenth century. He was a practicing Jew of the Sephardic tradition.
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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
Physician who translated major Arabic medical works, including Al-Zahrawi's surgical encyclopedia, into Hebrew
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
