PERSON

Joseph ben Waqār

Name (arabic)

يوسف بن وقار

Name (translit)

Joseph ben Waqār

Alias

Joseph ben Abraham ibn Waqar
Abraham ben Joseph Ibn Waqar
Yosef ibn Waqar

Flourished

Lived in

Notes

Worked in the court of Alfonso XI. He flourished in the 14th century and wrote in both Arabic and Hebrew.

Number in MAMS

721

ismi_id

489193

Authored Works

2 works:

Astronomical Tables/zījes

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. 248 (no. 721).

Samsó, Julio, David King, and contribution Goldstein. 2001. “Astronomical Handbooks And Tables From The Islamic World (750-1900): An Interim Report”. Suhayl 2: 9-105.

P. 65, esp. note 172.