Portrait of Avempace

Avempace

Arab Andalusian polymath

Lived
1095–1139
Country
Taifa of Zaragoza

Updated September 2026

About Avempace

Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Yaḥya ibn aṣ-Ṣā’igh at-Tūjībī ibn Bājja, known simply as Ibn Bajja or his Latinized name Avempace, was an Arab polymath, whose writings include works regarding astronomy, physics, and music, as well as philosophy, medicine, botany, and poetry.

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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.