809 - 873
Hunayn ibn Ishaq al-Ibadi (also Hunain or Hunein) (Arabic: أبو زيد حنين بن إسحاق العبادي; ʾAbū Zayd Ḥunayn ibn ʾIsḥāq al-ʿIbādī (808–873) was an influential Arab Nestorian Christian translator, scholar, physician, and scientist. During the apex of the Islamic Abbasid era, he worked with a group of translators, among whom were Abū 'Uthmān al-Dimashqi, Ibn Mūsā al-Nawbakhti, and Thābit ibn Qurra, to translate books of philosophy and classical Greek and Persian texts into Arabic and Syriac. Ḥunayn ibn Isḥaq was the most productive translator of Greek medical and scientific treatises in his day. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hunayn ibn Ishaq has received more than 266,338 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Hunayn ibn Ishaq is the 431st most popular philosopher (up from 437th in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 94th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Iraqi Philosopher.
Hunayn ibn Ishaq was a Muslim scholar who translated many ancient Greek texts into Arabic, including the works of Galen and Hippocrates.
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Among philosophers, Hunayn ibn Ishaq ranks 431 out of 1,081. Before him are Emmanuel Mounier, Ge Hong, Michel de Certeau, Étienne Gilson, Damascius, and Eudemus of Rhodes. After him are Adolf von Harnack, Hans Reichenbach, Francisco Ferrer, Pavel Florensky, Arnobius, and Michel Serres.
1905 - 1950
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 425
284 - 364
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 426
1925 - 1986
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 427
1884 - 1978
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 428
480 - 550
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 429
370 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 430
809 - 873
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 431
1851 - 1930
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 432
1891 - 1953
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 433
1859 - 1909
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 434
1882 - 1937
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 435
255 - 327
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 436
1930 - 2019
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 437
Among people born in 809, Hunayn ibn Ishaq ranks 2. Before him is Emperor Wenzong of Tang. After him is Emperor Jingzong of Tang. Among people deceased in 873, Hunayn ibn Ishaq ranks 3. Before him are Ivar the Boneless and Banū Mūsā. After him are Emperor Yizong of Tang and Vímara Peres.
809 - 840
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 1
809 - 873
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 2
809 - 827
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 3
900 - 873
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 1
900 - 873
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 2
809 - 873
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 3
833 - 873
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 4
820 - 873
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 5
Among people born in Iraq, Hunayn ibn Ishaq ranks 104 out of 338. Before him are Enmerkar (-2500), Parysatis (-500), Adad-nirari I (-1400), Shammuramat (-900), Ibbi-Sin (-2050), and Labashi-Marduk (-550). After him are Shamash-shum-ukin (-650), Sin-Muballit (-1900), Etana (-2850), Barham Salih (1960), Enmebaragesi (-2650), and Zubaidah bint Ja`far (766).
2500 BC - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 98
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 99
1400 BC - 1274 BC
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 100
900 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 101
2050 BC - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 102
550 BC - 556 BC
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 103
809 - 873
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 104
650 BC - 648 BC
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 105
1900 BC - 1793 BC
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 106
2850 BC - 2900 BC
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 107
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 108
2650 BC - 2680 BC
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 109
766 - 831
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 110
Among philosophers born in Iraq, Hunayn ibn Ishaq ranks 5. Before him are Al-Kindi (801), Al-Ash'ari (873), Al-Jahiz (775), and Abu Yusuf (731). After him are Diogenes of Babylon (-240), Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī (1080), and Abu Sulayman Sijistani (932).
801 - 866
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 1
873 - 936
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 2
775 - 868
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 3
731 - 798
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 4
809 - 873
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 5
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 6
1080 - 1165
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 7
932 - 1000
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 8