Hunayn ibn Ishaq

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1. When was Hunayn ibn Ishaq born?808 AD
2. When did Hunayn ibn Ishaq die?873 AD
3. What was Hunayn ibn Ishaq's job?Translator, physician, scientist, and scholar
4. What is the languages of expertise?Fluent in Arabic, Syriac, Greek, and Persian
5. What is the most notable translations?Greek medical and scientific treatises, including works by Hippocrates and Galen
6. Who was Hunayn ibn Ishaq?Hunayn ibn Ishaq was a brilliant translator and scientist from the 9th century. He lived in Baghdad and is called the "Sheikh of the Translators" because he translated many important books into Arabic.

Abbasid Caliphate: A major Islamic empire (750–1258 AD) that fostered a golden age of science, culture, and intellectual pursuit.
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