Israeli, Isaac, approximately 832-approximately 932

Jewish physician and philosopher who worked in the Fatimid court. He lived the first half of his life in Egypt, before moving to Qayrawān, Tunisia, between the years of 905-907. He wrote an epitome of Galen's De methodo medendi, also known as the Ars magna, translated by Constantine the African in the eleventh century.

HMML ID
486645488535
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/person/486645488535
LC name
Israeli, Isaac, approximately 832-approximately 932
HMML name
Israeli, Isaac, approximately 832-approximately 932
HMML native script
הישראלי، יצחק
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86820023
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/34580662

Variants

  • Abu Ya'qub Ishaq ibn Suleiman al-Isra'ili
  • Abu Ya'qub Ishaq Sulayman al-Israili
  • HaYiśreʼeli, Yitsḥaḳ ben Shelomoh
  • Ibn Sulaimān, Isḣāk̇
  • Ibn Sulaimān, Isḥāq
  • Ibn Sulaymān, Isḥāq
  • Isaac Israeli ben Solomon
  • Isaac Israeli the Elder
  • Isaac Iudaeus
  • Isaac Judaeus

Name elements

Given names
Isaac

Personal information

Birth date
832~
Death date
932~
Centuries
9th century CE ● 10th century CE
Gender
Males
Associated countries
Associated places
Occupations
Fields of activity
Languages

General notes

Citations
Richard Gottheil and M. Seligsohn, "ISRAELI, ISAAC BEN SOLOMON (ABU YA'ḲUB ISḤAḲ IBN SULAIMAN ALISRA'ILI; generally known as Isaac Israeli and sometimes as Isaac Israeli the Elder)," Jewish Encyclopedia, accessed August 14, 2023, https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/8297.
Description
Isaac Israeli; places of residence in Egypt and Tunisia
Citations
"Isaac Israeli," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, accessed January 12, 2022, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/israeli.

Preferred citation

"Israeli, Isaac, approximately 832-approximately 932." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified December 12, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/person/486645488535

Change notes

Date added
2022-01-13
Last edited
2024-12-12