Gerard of Cremona is sometimes referred to as Gerhard, Gherardo, or Gherard of Cremnona, and these variant spellings should be noted. Born in Cremona in Italy, Gerard eventually died in 1187 in Toledo, Spain. He was a translator who realized that much...

1114-1187 Italian Scholar and Translator Gerard of Cremona is remembered not for any original contributions to scientific knowledge, but rather for his role as a translator. Thanks to Gerard, the Canon of Medicine by Ibn Sina (Avicenna; 980-1037),...

c. 1114-1187 The most prolific translator from Arabic to Latin in the medieval period. He went to Spain to learn Arabic, and—either by himself or in collaboration—translated over seventy major works. He also corrected the work of earlier...

Gerard of Cremona (Italian: Gerardo da Cremona; Latin: Gerardus Cremonensis; c. 1114 – 1187), was a Lombard translator of Arabic scientific works. He was one of a small group of scholars who invigorated medieval Europe in the 12th century by...

An American luthier adopts the capital of Italian violin making as his second home FRANCIS KUTTNER REMEMBERS the first time he saw the legendary "G" violin form, one of the surviving templates that Antonio Stradivari used to construct some of his most famous...

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