Bar-Hebraeus, Gregorius

Bar-Hebraeus, Gregorius
   Syrian historian (1226-1286); last classical author in Syriac literature. His original name was Gregory Abu'l Faraj. He was bishop of the Jacobite (q.v.) church and author of a variety of works, including commentaries in Syriac and in Arabic on Aristotle (q.v.). His world Chronicle (q.v.) in Syriac, based chiefly on the Chronicle of Michael I the Syrian (q.v.), goes from Adam to the invasions of the Mongols (q.v.).

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  • Bar-Hebraeus, Gregorius — (1226 86)    Syrian scholar of Jewish origin. He was appointed Archbishop of Mesopotamia and Persia in 1252. He wrote a Syriac grammar, commentaries on the Bible and Aristotle, and a history of the world …   Dictionary of Jewish Biography

  • Bar Hebraeus — Gregorius Bar Hebraeus Abu al Faraj (auch Bar Hebräus, Bar Ebroyo oder Abulfaragus, arabisch ‏ابن العبري‎ Ibn al Ibri, * 1225 oder 1226 in Malatya; † 30. Juli 1286 in Maragha bei Täbriz in Persien, im Hoflager des Ilchans) war ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Bar-Hebraeus — (1226 near Malatya, Sultanate of Rûm (modern Turkey) – 30 July 1286 in Maraga, Persia) was catholicos (bishop) of the Syriac Orthodox Church in the 13th century. He is noted for his works addressing philosophy, poetry, language, history, and… …   Wikipedia

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  • Bar Hebraeus — ▪ Syrian philosopher Arabic  Ibn Al ʿIbrī (“Son of the Hebrew”) , or  Abū al Faraj , Latin name  Gregorius  born 1226, Melitene, Armenia [now Malatya, Turkey] died July 30, 1286, Marāgheh, Iran       medieval Syrian scholar noted for his… …   Universalium

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  • Bar Hebräus — Gregorius Bar Hebraeus Abu al Faraj (auch Bar Hebräus, Bar Ebroyo oder Abulfaragus, arabisch ‏ابن العبري‎ Ibn al Ibri, * 1225 oder 1226 in Malatya; † 30. Juli 1286 in Maragha bei Täbriz in Persien, im Hoflager des Ilchans) war ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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