Adelard of Bath

Adelard of Bath (Latin: Adelardus Bathensis) was a 12th-century English natural philosopher. He is known both for his original works and for translating many important Arabic and Greek scientific works of astrology, astronomy, philosophy and mathematics into Latin from Arabic versions, which were then introduced to Western Europe. He is known as one of the first to introduce the Arabic numeral system to Europe. Born: c. 1080 Died: c. 1152