PERSON

Jirjīs ʿUsquf al-ʿArab

Name (arabic)

جرجيس عسقف العرب

Name (translit)

Jirjīs ʿUsquf al-ʿArab

Alias

George Bishop of the Arabs

Flourished

Died

105H/724J

Notes

(From MAMS2): He translated and commented upon Aristotle's "Organon" and the Bible. He also completed Hexaemeron of Yaʿqūb of Ruhāʾ (Edessa).

Number in MAMS

4

ismi_id

184329

Authored Works

1 works:

References

Rozenfeld, Boris, and Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu. 2003. Mathematicians, Astronomers And Other Scholars Of Islamic Civilisation And Their Works (7Th-19Th C.). Istanbul: Research Centre for Islamic History, Art, and Culture.

P. 14 (no. 4).

Sezgin, Fuat. 1978. Geschichte Des Arabischen Schrifttums (Gas), Vol. 6, Astronomie Bis Ca. 430 H. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

Pp. 112-14.

Baumstark, Anton. 1922. Geschichte Der Syrischen Literatur Mit Ausschluß Der Christlich-Palästinensischen Texte. Bonn: A. Marcus und E. Weber.

P. 159.

Sarton, George. Introduction To The History Of Science. 3 vols. in 5 vol.. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, for the Carnegie Institution of Washington.

Vol. 1, p. 493.