Abraham bar Hiyya Ha-Nasi

Abraham bar Ḥiyya ha-Nasi (Hebrew: אברהם בר חייא הנשיא Abraham son of [Rabbi] Hiyya "the Prince") (1070 Barcelona, Spain – 1136 Provence, France) was a Spanish Jewish mathematician, astronomer and philosopher, also known as Savasorda (from the Arabic صاحب الشرطة Sâhib ash-Shurta "Chief of the Guard"). He lived in Barcelona. Abraham bar Hiyya, great-grandson of Hezekiah Gaon is remembered in the world of mathematics for his role in the disseminati... more

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  • 1136 (age 66 years)

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