Israeli, Isaac ben-Solomon
- Israeli, Isaac ben-Solomon
(c. 855–c. 955)
North African physician and philosopher. Israeli was born in Egypt and first gained a reputation as an eye specialist. Around 905 he made his way to Kairouan (Tunisia) and the court of Ziyadat Allah, the last of the Aghlabid rulers. When the Fatimids overthrew the Aghlabids (909), Israeli became court physician to Ubayd Allah al Mahdi (910– 34) and his successors. Israeli lived to be over a hundred. His writings include original treatises on various medical topics, such as urine, fevers, foodstuffs and drugs. He also wrote on philosophy and metaphysics. His books were written in Arabic and were later translated into Latin and Hebrew.
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ISRAELI, ISAAC BEN SOLOMON — (c. 855 c. 955), physician and philosopher. Born in egypt , Israeli emigrated at about the age of 50 to kairouan , capital of the maghreb , where ʿUbayd Allāh al Mahdī, founder of the Fatimid dynasty, appointed him court physician. His renown… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Israeli, Isaac ben Solomon — or Isaac the Elder born 832/855, Egypt died 932/955, Al Qayrawān, Tun. Egyptian Jewish physician and philosopher. He began his medical career as an oculist in Cairo and later became court physician to al Mahdī, founder of the Fātimid dynasty in… … Universalium
Israeli, Isaac ben Solomon — (832/855, Egipto–932/955, Al Qayrawan, Túnez). Médico y filósofo judío egipcio. Comenzó su carrera médica como oculista en El Cairo y más tarde se convirtió en médico de la corte de al Mahdi, el fundador de la dinastía fatimí en África del Norte … Enciclopedia Universal
Israeli, Isaac ben Solomon (Isaac Judaeus) — (c.855 c.955) Physician and philosopher. He was born in Egypt. At about the age of 50 he moved to Kairouan, where he served as court physician. He wrote eight medical works, including treatises on pharmacology, fevers and ophthalmology, as… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Isaac Israeli ben Solomon — (in Hebrew Yitzhaq ben Sh lomo ha Yisra eli; in Arabic Abu Ya qub Ishaq ibn Suleiman al Isra ili; also known as Isaac Israeli the Elder was an Egyptian Jewish physician and philosopher. He was born in Egypt before 832; died at Kairouan, Tunisia,… … Wikipedia
Isaac Israeli — ben Salomon Ne doit pas être confondu avec Isaac Israeli ben Joseph … Wikipédia en Français
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Isaac Israeli ben Salomon — Ne doit pas être confondu avec Isaac Israeli ben Joseph … Wikipédia en Français
Isaac Judaeus — Isaak ben Salomon Israeli oder Jizchak ben Schlomo Jisraeli (kurz Isaak Israeli; lateinisch Isaac Judaeus; hebräisch יצחק בן שלמה הישראלי; arabisch إسحاق بن سليمان الإسرائيلي , أبو يعقوب Ishāq ibn Sulaimān al Isrāʾīlī, Abū Yaʿqūb, DMG Isḥāq b … Deutsch Wikipedia
ben — ben1 /ben/, Scot. n. 1. the inner or back room of a two room cottage, esp. when used as a combined parlor and bedroom. adv., prep. 2. within; inside. adj. 3. inside; inner. [1400 50; late ME (Scots); as adv., unexplained var. of late ME bin, ME… … Universalium
