Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: 1158 AD
Ibn al-‘Awwam, also known as Abu Zakariya Ibn al-Awwam, was a renowned agriculturist in Al-Andalus during the later 12th century. He excelled in Seville, modern-day southern Spain, where he authored the extensive handbook on agriculture titled Kitāb al-Filāḥa (Book on Agriculture) in Arabic. This work is considered the most comprehensive treatment of agriculture in medieval Arabic literature and one of the most significant agricultural works in any language during that period. His contributions were later translated into Spanish and French in the 19th century, with the French edition spanning approximately 1350 pages.
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