Johannes Hispalensis

Johannes Hispalensis ( Latin Hispalis for Seville ; also: Johannes Hispaniensis; Johannes von Sevilla; Johannes (David) Toletanus; Johann von Toledo) was a Spanish translator of the 12th century.

Life

He was a converted Jewish scholar. His Jewish name is not known. The identity with Abraham ibn Daud (also known under the name "Avendauth") and Johannes Hispanus is disputed.

Johannes Hispalensis was one of the first translators for Arabic. He worked first in Limia, Portugal and then in Toledo (see: Translation School of Toledo ). He mainly translated mathematical, astronomical and astrological texts, also some philosophical and medical works. He worked with Archdeacon Dominicus Gundisalvi . He is believed to be the author of the Toledo Letter , a disaster forecast that circulated in Europe in 1185.

Works

Flores astrologiae / Albumasar. Translator: Johannes Hispalensis. Augsburg: Erhard Ratdolt, 1488. ( DNB 106696517X )

literature

Richard Gottheil, Meyer Kayserling: Johannes Hispalensis. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Volume 7, Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906, p. 217 .
Klaus Reinhardt: Johannes Hispalensis. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 3, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-035-2 , Sp. 572-574. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
Maureen Robinson: The constabulus manuscript in Durham cathedral library: A forgotten treasure? In: Al-Qanṭara. Vol. 26, No. 1, 2005.
Charles Burnett: Weather Forecasting, Lunar Mansions and a Disputed Attribution: The Tractatus pluviarum et aeris mutationis and Epitome totius astrologiae of 'Iohannes Hispalensis'. In: Wim Raven, Anna Akasoy (Eds.): Islamic Thought in the Middle Ages: Studies in Text, Transmission and Translation, in Honor of Hans Daiber . Brill, Leiden 2008 (= Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies. Volume 75), pp. 219-266.

Individual evidence

↑ Johannes Hispanus, “span. Translator from Arabic; Translator of the work Fons vitae des jew. Philosopher Ibn Gabirol (Avicebron) in collaboration with Dominicus Gundisalvi . Identity with the translators of numerous other, especially astrological works and with the Jewish scholar Johannes Avendauth (Ibn Daud) of Toledo, who, together with Dominicus Gundisalvi, translated the Anima Commentary of Avicenna and others, to which the Letter from Toledo is ascribed, is questionable (source: Klaus Reinhardt in BBKL ). “Information in GND 100949754 . Access date: June 22, 2019.

personal data
SURNAME	Hispalensis, Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hispaniensis, Johannes; John of Seville; Toletanus, Johannes David; Toletanus, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish translator
DATE OF BIRTH	11th century or 12th century
DATE OF DEATH	12th century or 13th century

[1] Johannes Hispanus, “span. Translator from Arabic; Translator of the work Fons vitae des jew. Philosopher Ibn Gabirol (Avicebron) in collaboration with Dominicus Gundisalvi . Identity with the translators of numerous other, especially astrological works and with the Jewish scholar Johannes Avendauth (Ibn Daud) of Toledo, who, together with Dominicus Gundisalvi, translated the Anima Commentary of Avicenna and others, to which the Letter from Toledo is ascribed, is questionable (source: Klaus Reinhardt in BBKL ). “Information in GND 100949754 . Access date: June 22, 2019.