JOHANNES HISPALENSIS
(12th century)
Hispanicized as Juan Hispalense, he was a translator from Arabic who developed his career mainly between 1135 and 1153. He was a Jewish convert to Christianity and his original name is unknown, although traditionally it has been attributed to him as Avendeuth. Some authors also refer to him as Johanes Toletanus, since there is a possibility that he was born in Toledo.
According to Steinschneider, Johannes developed part of his work in the service of the philosopher and translator Dominicus Gundisalvi. He translated mainly astrological and astronomical works, as well as some philosophical and some medical works. With the help of Gundisalvi he translated Gabirol's "Fons Vitæ" from Arabic into Latin. In 1142, Johannes compiled from Arabic sources his "Epitome Totius Astrologiæ" (Nuremberg, 1548).
First edition of "Epitome Totius Astrologiæ", published in Nuremberg in 1548.
