Abraham ibn Daud

Abraham ibn Daud
Abraham ibn Daud
אַבְרָהָם בֶּן־דָּוִד הַלֵּוִי אִבְּן דָּאוּד
Born	c. 1110; Córdoba, Spain
Died	c. 1180; Toledo, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Other names	Rabad I, Ravad I
Occupation(s)	Philosopher, Historian, Astronomer
Notable work	Sefer ha-Qabbalah, al-ʿaqida l-Rafiya
Era	Medieval philosophy
Region	Jewish philosophy
School	Aristotelianism
Main interests	Jewish law, Ethics, Theology
Notable ideas	Integration of Aristotelian philosophy with Jewish thought

Abraham ibn Daud (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם בֶּן־דָּוִד הַלֵּוִי אִבְּן דָּאוּד, romanized: Avrāhām ben-Dāwiḏ hal-Lewi ibn Dāhuḏ; Arabic: ابراهيم بن داود, romanized: ʾIbrāhīm ibn Daʾūd) was a Spanish-Jewish astronomer, historian and philosopher; born in Córdoba, Spain about 1110; who was said to have died in Toledo, Spain, a martyr about 1180. He is sometimes known by the abbreviation Rabad I or Ravad I. His maternal grandfather was Isaac Albalia. Some scholars believe he was the Arabic-into-Latin translator known as Avendauth.^[1]

^ Gad Freudenthal (2016). "Abraham Ibn Daud, Avendauth, Dominicus Gundissalinus and Practical Mathematics in Mid-Twelfth Century Toledo". Aleph. 16 (1): 61. doi:10.2979/aleph.16.1.61.

[1] Gad Freudenthal (2016). "Abraham Ibn Daud, Avendauth, Dominicus Gundissalinus and Practical Mathematics in Mid-Twelfth Century Toledo". Aleph. 16 (1): 61. doi:10.2979/aleph.16.1.61.

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Abraham ibn Daud
אַבְרָהָם בֶּן־דָּוִד הַלֵּוִי אִבְּן דָּאוּד
Born	c. 1110 Córdoba, Spain
Died	c. 1180 Toledo, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Other names	Rabad I, Ravad I
Occupation(s)	Philosopher, Historian, Astronomer
Notable work	Sefer ha-Qabbalah, al-ʿaqida l-Rafiya

Era	Medieval philosophy
Region	Jewish philosophy
School	Aristotelianism
Main interests	Jewish law, Ethics, Theology
Notable ideas	Integration of Aristotelian philosophy with Jewish thought