Robert of Chester
Robert von Chester ( Latinized : Robertus Castrensis) was an English Arabist and mathematician who worked in Spain ( Segovia ) in the 1140s and then returned to England.
He translated mathematical texts of the Arabs into Latin, including the algebra of al-Khwarizmi (1145) and various commentaries on Euclid. He also wrote texts on alchemy , one of which was a translation of a compendium from Byzantium.
Sometimes he was and is identified with Robert von Ketton (Robertus Kettenensis), another English translator from Arabic, but who worked in the Kingdom of Navarre.
literature
- Louis Charles Karpinski, Robert of Chester's Latin Translation of the Algebra of Al-Khowarizmi: With an Introduction, Critical Notes and an English Version , London 1915, online at archive.org
- Barnabas Bernard Hughes Robert Chesters latin translation of al-Chorezmis al-Jabr. A new critical edition , Stuttgart 1989
Individual evidence
- ↑ A little later a translation by Gerhard von Cremona , who worked in Toledo, followed
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Robert of Chester |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Castrensis, Robertus (Latin) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English mathematician and Arabist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 12th Century |