Name

Petrus Alfonsi

Original name

Moses Sephardi

Main activity

Writer

Secondary activity

Physician, Astronomer

Title

Name variations

Pedro Alfonso, Peter Alfonsi, Peter Alphonso"

Education place

Al-Andalus

Education institution

Activity place

Al-Andalus, England, France

Activity institution

Activity start date

Activity end date

Place of birth

Date of birth

1050

Place of death

Date of death

1116

Bibliographical references

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2447618/euqu_european_quran/collections/JRLQELTX/tags/Petrus%20Alfonsi/collection

Descriptive card

Born jewish and converted to Christianity, Petrus Alfonsi is a key actor in the transmission of Arabic scientific, literary and religious texts to Latin Europe in the early 12th century.

Entry author

Irene Reginato