Averroes

Summary

Averroes is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Córdoba^[2]. He was born on +1126-04-14T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Marrakesh^[4]. He died on +1198-12-10T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a philosopher^[6], physician^[7], astronomer^[8], judge^[9], and teacher^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month, #6,864 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Córdoba^[2], Averroes…
• Averroes passed away in Marrakesh^[4].
• Averroes was born on +1126-04-14T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Averroes was born on +1126-01-01T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Averroes died on +1198-12-10T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Averroes died on +1198-01-01T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Arabic was Averroes's native language^[14].
• Averroes's professions included philosopher^[6].
• Averroes's professions included physician^[7].
• Averroes's professions included astronomer^[8].
• Averroes worked as a judge^[9].
• Averroes worked as a teacher^[10].
• Averroes worked as a writer^[15].
• Averroes's field of work was Islamic philosophy^[16].
• Averroes's field of work was astronomy^[17].
• Averroes's field of work was aqidah^[18].
• Averroes's field of work was fiqh^[19].
• Averroes's field of work was medicine^[20].
• Averroes's field of work was linguistics^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Averroes is The Incoherence of the Incoherence^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Averroes is On the Harmony of Religions and Philosophy^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Averroes is Bidayat al-Mujtahid^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Averroes is Colliget^[25].
• Averroes's religion is recorded as Islam^[26].
• Averroes was influenced by Aristotle^[27].

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Origins and Family

Averroes was born in Córdoba^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1126-04-14T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1126-01-01T00:00:00Z^[12]. Arabic was his native language^[14].

Education

Studied under Abu Jafar ibn Harun al-Turjali^[28], Ḫalaf Ibn-ʿAbd-al-Malik Ibn-Baškuwāl^[29], and Ibn Tufayl^[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[6], physician^[7], astronomer^[8], judge^[9], teacher^[10], and writer^[15]. Fields of work include Islamic philosophy^[16], a branch of philosophy^[31]; astronomy^[17], a branch of science^[32]; aqidah^[18], an Islamic term^[33]; fiqh^[19], a field of study^[34]; medicine^[20], a field of study^[35]; and linguistics^[21], an academic discipline^[36].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Incoherence of the Incoherence^[22], On the Harmony of Religions and Philosophy^[23], Bidayat al-Mujtahid^[24], and Colliget^[25]. Things named for Averroes include Averroism^[37], Ibn Rushd-Goethe mosque^[38], Averrhoa^[39], Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought^[40], Ibn-Rushd^[41], and 8318 he^[42].

Personal Life

Averroes's religion is recorded as Islam^[26].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1198-12-10T00:00:00Z^[5] and +1198-01-01T00:00:00Z^[13]. Averroes passed away in Marrakesh^[4].

Why It Matters

Averroes ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month, #6,864 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] He is known by 125 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

He has been cited as an influence by Thomas Aquinas^[45], a theologian^[46], 1225–1274^[47], specialised in philosophy^[48]; Benedictus de Spinoza^[49], a philosopher^[50], 1632–1677^[51], of Dutch Republic^[52], specialised in philosophy^[53]; Moshe ben Maimon^[54], a philosopher^[55], 1138–1204^[56], of al-Andalus^[57], specialised in philosophy^[58]; Giordano Bruno^[59], an astronomer^[60], 1548–1600^[61], of Kingdom of Naples^[62], specialised in philosophy^[63]; Ibn Khaldun^[64], an anthropologist^[65], 1332–1406^[66], specialised in economics^[67]; and Javed Ahmad Ghamidi^[68], a mutakallim^[69], b. 1951^[70], of Pakistan^[71].

Works attributed to him include The Incoherence of the Incoherence^[72], unity of the intellect^[73], On the Harmony of Religions and Philosophy^[74], Colliget^[75], and Bidayat al-Mujtahid^[76]. Entities named for him include Averroism^[37], Ibn Rushd-Goethe mosque^[38], Averrhoa^[39], Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought^[40], Ibn-Rushd^[41], and 8318 he^[42].

FAQs

Where was Averroes born?

Born in Córdoba^[2], Averroes…

Where did Averroes die?

Averroes died in Marrakesh^[4].

What did Averroes do for work?

Averroes worked as philosopher^[6], physician^[7], astronomer^[8], judge^[9], and teacher^[10].

Who did Averroes influence?

Averroes has been cited as an influence by Thomas Aquinas^[45], Benedictus de Spinoza^[49], Moshe ben Maimon^[54], and Giordano Bruno^[59].