Qusta ibn Luqa
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Syrian Melkite Christian physician, philosopher, astronomer, mathematician and translator
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Qusta ibn Luqa, also known as Costa ben Luca or Constabulus was a Syrian Melkite Christian physician, philosopher, astronomer, mathematician and translator. He was born in Baalbek. Travelling to parts of the Byzantine Empire, he brought back Greek texts and translated them into Arabic.
