John of Capua
John of Capua aka Johannes de Capua (born earlier than 1250, died later than 1300) was an Italian Jewish convert to Christianity, and a translator. He translated Rabbi Joel's Hebrew version of Kalilah wa-Dimnah into Latin under the title Directorium Vitae Humanae. His translation was the source from which that work became so widely spread in almost all European languages. It was edited by Joseph Derenbourg (Paris, 1887). John of Capua also translated Maimonides' Dietary and Ibn Zuhr's (Avenzoar's) Al-Taisir, on diseases.
References[]
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "John of Capua". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
- Brief biography of John of Capua at Jewish Virtual Library
External links[]
- Bibliotheca Augustana, Iohannes de Capua, Directorium humanae vitae
- Directorium humanae vitae, alias parabolae antiquorum sapientum, edited by Puntoni, 1884, at Google Books
Categories:
- Translators to Latin
- Fabulists
- Converts to Roman Catholicism from Judaism
- Italian Roman Catholics
- 13th-century Latin writers
- 13th-century Italian Jews
- 13th-century translators
- European translator stubs
- Italian writer stubs