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(Redirected from Ishaq ibn Hunain) 9th-century Arab scholar, son of Hunayn Ibn Ishaq
Ishaq Ibn Hunayn
Born830
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, now Iraq
Died910 (aged 80)
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, now Iraq
OccupationMathematician, Translator
Years active850– 910
Notable worksTranslation 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

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.

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