Avempace
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Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Yaḥya ibn aṣ-Ṣā’igh at-Tūjībī ibn Bājja (), known simply as Ibn Bajja () or his Latinized name Avempace (; – 1138), was an Arab polymath, whose writings include works regarding astronomy, physics, and music, as well as philosophy, medicine, botany, and poetry.
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Avempace, also known as Abu Bakr, was a male philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, and writer. He was a citizen of the Taifa of Zaragoza and practiced Islam. His professional work encompassed philosophy, Arab philosophy, astronomy, and physics. He served in the position of vizier.
He was a student of Abu Jafar ibn Harun al-Turjali and was influenced by Farabi. Avempace spoke, wrote, and signed in Arabic. He was born in Zaragoza and died in Fez in 1139. He was buried in Fez. His life and work are described by sources including The Catholic Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Key facts
- Scientist.name
- Ibn Bajja
- Scientist.native_name
- ابن باجة
- Scientist.native_name_lang
- ar
- Scientist.caption
- An imaginary sketch representing Ibn Bajja, 1961
- Scientist.birth_place
- Saraqusta, Taifa of Zaragoza, Al-Andalus
- Scientist.death_place
- Fes, Almoravid Empire
- Scientist.field
- Astronomer, philosopher, physician, physicist, poet, scientist
- Scientist.nocat_wdimage
- yes
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Abu Bakr
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Taifa of Zaragoza
- Place of birth
- Zaragoza
- Place of death
- Fez
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- vizier
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Religion
- Islam
- Student of
- Abu Jafar ibn Harun al-Turjali
- Field of work
- politics
- Image
- Ibn Bājja, Sayr mulhimah min al-Sharq wa-al-Gharb.png
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Philosophy
- Astronomy
- Physics
- Botany
- Music
- Tributes
- Notes
- References
- External links
Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Yaḥya ibn aṣ-Ṣā’igh at-Tūjībī ibn Bājja (), known simply as Ibn Bajja () or his Latinized name Avempace (; – 1138), was an Arab polymath, whose writings include works regarding astronomy, physics, and music, as well as philosophy, medicine, botany, and poetry.
He was the author of the Kitāb an-Nabāt ("The Book of Plants"), a popular work on botany, which defined the sex of plants. His philosophical theories influenced the work of Ibn Rushd (Averroes) and Albertus Magnus. Most of his writings and books were not completed (or well-organized) due to his early death. He had a vast knowledge of medicine, mathematics, and astronomy. His main contribution to Islamic philosophy was his idea on soul phenomenology, which was never completed.
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