Timotheus of Gaza

Timotheus of Gaza (sometimes referred to as Timothy of Gaza) was a Greek grammarian active during the reign of Anastasius, i.e. 491-518. He is the author of a book on animals[1] which may have been the source of the Arabic Nu'ut al-Hayawan.[2]

References

  1. ^ Gaza, Timothy of (1949). F.S. Bodenheimer, A. Rabinowitz. ed. On Animals.... Paris/Leiden. 
  2. ^ Kopf, L. (1956). "The Zoological Chapter of the Kitab al-Imta' wal-Mu'anasa of Abu Hayyan al-Tauhidi (10th Century)". Osiris 12: 390–466.