Jacob ben Machir ibn Tibbon
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French astronomer
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- Doctorate Astronomy Université Paris Cité
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Jacob ben Machir ibn Tibbon , of the Ibn Tibbon family, also known as Prophatius, was a Jewish astronomer; born, probably at Marseilles, about 1236; died at Montpellier about 1304. He was a grandson of Samuel ben Judah ibn Tibbon. His Provençal name was Don Profiat Tibbon; the Latin writers called him Profatius Judæus. Jacob occupies a considerable place in the history of astronomy in the Middle Ages. His works, translated into Latin, were quoted by Copernicus, Reinhold, and Clavius. He was also highly reputed as a physician, and, according to Jean Astruc , Ibn Tibbon was regent of the faculty of medicine of Montpellier.
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