Zerahiah ben Isaac Gracian
Zerahiah ben Isaac Gracian · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Philosopher, physician and translator who rendered works of Aristotle, Averroes and Galen from Arabic into Hebrew
c. 1245, Barcelona (or Toledo), Spain
Spain · Rome, Italy
Zerahiah ben Isaac Gracian is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Philosopher, physician and translator who rendered works of Aristotle, Averroes and Galen from Arabic into Hebrew
Zerahiah ben Isaac ben Shealtiel Gracian (Ḥen) was a Spanish Jewish philosopher, physician and translator who, working in Rome around 1277-1290, rendered major works of Aristotle, Averroes and Galen from Arabic into Hebrew. A Jewish scholar of the medieval Sephardic world, he helped transmit Greek and Arabic science and philosophy to Hebrew readers. His translations were long relied upon in Jewish learning.
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Philosopher, physician and translator who rendered works of Aristotle, Averroes and Galen from Arabic into Hebrew
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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