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Diodore of Tarsus — ܕܝܘܕܘܪܘܣ ܕܛܪܣܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, late 4th cent. ) Names: Diodore of TarsusDeodorusDiodor of TarsusDiyadorōsDiodoreDiodore of TarsusDīyādōrōsDiodoreDIODORE DE TARSE""Greek author of theological and exegetical works ( 3815-22), bp. of Tarsus.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/451
Dionysius Thrax — ܕܝܘܢܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܬܪܐܩܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 170 BC - ca. 90 BC) Names: Dionysius ThraxDionysius ThraxDionysius the Thracian'the Thracian'"Greek grammarian and philologist pupil of Aristarchus of Samothrace and alleged author of the Art of Grammar which became the standard grammar handbook..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/453
Dolabani, Philoxenos Yuhanon — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܘܠܒܐܢܝ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1885 - 1969) Names: Dolabani Philoxenos YuhanonDolabani Philoxenos YuḥanonDolabani Philoxenos YuhanonDolabani YuḥanonYūḥannā Dūlabānī""Modern writer, educator and Syr. Orth. bp. of Mardin (1947–69).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/454
Draguet, René(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1896 - 1980) Names: Draguet RenéDraguet René""Belgian Syriac scholar, editor of CSCO Scriptores Syri and Subsidia.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/456
Drijvers, Hendrik (Han) Jan Willem(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1934 - 2002) Names: Drijvers Hendrik (Han) Jan WillemDrijvers Hendrik (Han) Jan Willem""Scholar of Aramaic, Syriac and religions of Late Antiquity.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/457
Duval, Paul-Rubens — ܪܘܒܢܣ ܕܘܦܐܠ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 10/25/1839 - 5/10/1911) Names: Duval Paul-RubensDuval Paul-RubensDuval Paul-RubensDuval Rubens""Professor at the Collège de France of Paris, Syriac scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/459
Simeon, abbot of the Monastery of Beth Liqin — ܫܡܥܘܢ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܠܝܩܝܢ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 6th century ) Names: Simeon abbot of the Monastery of Beth LiqinSimon abbot of the Monastery of Beth LiqinShemʿun of Dayro d-LiqinSimon of Dayro d-LiqinShemun of Dayro d-LiqinShem‘un of Dayro d-LiqinSimeon of Beth LiqinURI: http://syriaca.org/person/46
al-Duwayhi, Stephan(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 8/2/1630 - 1704) Names: al-Duwayhī IsṭifānStephan al-Duwayhial-Duwayhi Stephan""Maronite Patr. (1670-1704) and scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/460
Elijah of Qartmin(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 13th cent. ) Names: Elijah of QartminEli of QarṭminElijah of QartminÉlie de QartaminEli of Qarṭmin"Monastic author of a verse biography of Philoxenus of Mabbug 445 523 who had become the patron saint of the monastery of Qarṭmin..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/465
Elias, Ghattas (Danho) Maqdisi(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1911 - 2008) Names: Elias Ghattas (Danho) MaqdisiElias Ghaṭṭās (Danḥo) MaqdisiGhattas Maqdasi Elyas"He was born in Midyat and joined Taw Mim Simkath in Adana where he studied under Dolabani then in Beirut when the school..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/466
Elisha bar Quzbaye — ܐܠܝܫܥ ܒܪ ܩܘܙܒܝ̈ܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, early 6th cent. ) Names: Elishaʿ bar QuzbayeElisha bar QuzbayeElijah bar QuzbaieElisee the InterpreterElisha bar QuzbayeElisha‘ bar QuzbayeÉliséeElishaʿ bar Quzbaye""Teacher of biblical interpretation and director of the in the 1st or 3rd decade of 6th cent.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/467
Elijah I of Tirhan — ܐܠܝܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 1049) Names: Eliya of Ṭirhan IElijah of Tirhan IElijah IElijah of TirhanElijah I of Tirhan""Bp. of Ṭirhan, Cath., author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/468
Elijah III Shakir — ܐܠܝܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1867 - 1932) Names: Eliya Shakir IIIElijah Shakir III""Patr. (1917-32), and a local saint in Malankara.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/469
Paul, bishop of Kallinikos — ܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܩܠܘܢܝܩܝ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, first half of 6th cent. ) Names: Pawlos of KallinikosPaul bishop of al-Raqqa Paul bishop of KallinikosPaul of CallinicumPaul of Kallinikos""Bp. of Kallinikos; translator of works of Severus of Anitioch.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/47
Elijah of Anbar — ܐܠܝܐ ܕܐܢܒܪ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, first half of the 10th cent. ) Names: Elijah of AnbarEliya of al-AnbārElijah of al-AnbārElijah of AnbarElijah of Anbār""Bp. of al-Anbār and composer of didactic poetry in the first half of the 10th cent.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/471
Elijah of Nisibis — ܐܠܝܐ ܢܨܝܒܝܢܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 975 - 1046) Names: Eliya of NisibisElijah metropolitan of Nisibin Bar ShinayaElijah of NisibisElias of NisibisEliya bar ShinayaElijah of NisibisEli bar ShinayaElias Bar Sinaja""Metropolitan of Nisibis and author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/472
Emmanuel bar Shahhare — ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 980) Names: Emmanuel bar ShahhareEmmanuel bar ShahhareEmmanuel bar ShahharéEmmanuel bar Shahhare""Monk in the Upper Monastery (Dayra ʿellāytā) near , author of a Hexaemeron, which still is unpublished.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/473
ʿEnanishoʿ — ܥܢܢܝܫܘܥ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 7th cent. ) Names: ʿEnanishoʿʿEnanishoʿʿEnanishoʿHannan Yeshu‛ the Chaldean monk of Beth ‛AbiAnanishoʿAnanishoʿEnanisho‘Enanisho‘EnanichoEnanisho monachus""Monk and author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/474
Epiphanius of Salamis — ܐܦܝܦܐܢܝܘܣ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 403) Names: Epiphanius of SalamisEpiphanius of SalamisEpiphanius of SalamisEpiphanius metropolitan of Cyprus St.EpiphaniusÉpiphane de ChypreEpīpanyosEpiphanius of CyprusʾEpīpanÉpiphane de Chypre""Bp. of Salamis (Cyprus) and Greek author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/477
Mara, metropolitan of Amid — ܡܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܕ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 529) Names: Mara metropolitan of Amid Mara metropolitan of Amid Mara of Amid Mara of AmidURI: http://syriaca.org/person/48
Eusebius of Caesarea — ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܕܩܣܪܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 260 - ca. 340) Names: Eusebius of CaesareaEusebius of CaesareaEusèbe de CésaréeEusèbeEusebios von KaisareiaEusebios von Kaisareia""Greek Church Father, bp. of Caesarea (Palestine), and author of the first History of the Church and first universal Chronicle.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/480
Eusebius of Emesa — ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܚܡܨܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 300 - before 359) Names: Eusebius of EmesaEusebius of EmesaEusebius of EmesaEusebius of Edessa bishop of ḤomṣBischof Eusebios von EmesaEusebios von Emesa""(ca. 300–ca. 360) Bishop of the Syrian city of Emesa (Ḥoms), author of homilies and biblical commentaries.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/481
Eutyches — ܐܘܛܘܟܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 378 - ca. 454) Names: EutychesEutyches Eutyches was a controversial and polemical monastic teacher active in Constantinople in the early fifth century He opposed dyophysite two nature Christology but..."His early life of which hardly anything is known was evidently as a monk and then an archimandrite in Constantinople where by 448..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/482
Evagrius of Pontus — ܐܘܓܪܝܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 345 - 399) Names: Evagrius of PontusEvagrius of PontusEuagrius PontiusEvagriusEwagrīsʾEwagrīsÉvagreEvagrius of PontusEuagrios""Greek monastic author originating from Pontus.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/483
Fathallah, Elias(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1770-1798 ) Names: Fatḥallāh EliasFathallah EliasFatallaFathi""Elias Fatḥallāh was a Syr. Orth. priest from Amid.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/487
Fiey, Jean-Maurice(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1914 - 1995) Names: Fiey Jean-MauriceFiey Jean-Maurice""French historian of the Syriac Churches.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/488
Furlani, Giuseppe(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1885 - 1962) Names: Furlani GiuseppeFurlani Giuseppe""Italian Syriac scholar, Professor of Semitic philology and Assyriology at the universities of Florence (1930–1940) and Rome (1940–56).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/489
Sergius of Reshʿayna — ܣܪܓܝܣ ܪܫܥܝܢܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 536) Names: Sergios of ReshʿaynaSergius of ReshʿaynaSergius of Rish ‛Ayna Sergios of ReshaynaSergios of Resh‘aynaSergius of ReshʿainaSergius (Sargis) e Resh'aina""Translator of Greek medical and philosophical texts into Syriac.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/49
Gabriel, Fawlos(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1912 - 1971) Names: Gabriel FawlosGabriel FawlosPaulos Gabriel""Born in Kharput, he joined the Taw Mim Simkath orphanage in Adana at an early age.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/490
Gabriel bar Bokhtishoʿ — ܓܒܪܝܠ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 827/8) Names: Gabriel bar BokhtishoʿJibrāʾīlJibrīlGabriel bar BokhtishoGabriel bar Bokhtisho‘Gabriel bar Bokhtishoʿ"Physician Gabriel was a member of the Bokhtishoʿ Arabic Bakhtishūʿ family which produced a number of famous physicians first in Gondeshapur Beth Lapaṭ..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/492
Gabriel of Basra — ܓܒܪܝܠ ܕܒܨܪܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, late 9th cent. ) Names: Gabriel of BasraGabriel of BaṣraGabriel of Basra""Metropolitan of Baṣra; author of a collection of juridical texts.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/493
Gabriel Qamsa — ܓܒܪܝܠ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. ca. 1300) Names: Gabriel QamsaGabriel QamṣaGabriel Qamsa métr. de MossoulGabriel Qamṣa""Metropolitan bp. of and poet.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/494
Gabriel Qatraya — ܓܒܪܝܠ ܩܛܪܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 6th/7th cent. ) Names: Gabriel QatrayaGabriel QaṭrayaGabrielGabriel QatrayaGabriel of Beth QatrayeGabriel de Beth Qatraje""Author of an important Commentary on the Liturgy.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/495
Galen — ܓܐܠܝܢܘܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. ca. 199) Names: GalenGalen""Influential Greek writer on medicine from Pergamum.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/496
John of Tella — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܬܠܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 482 - 538) Names: Yuḥanon of Tella John of Tella Yuḥanon bar QursosYuḥanānJohn of TellaJohnYōḥanānJean de TellaJEAN, ÉVÊQUE DE TELLAJohn bar Kursos of TellaIoannes (Johannan) Bar Kursos ep. Tellae""Bp. of Tella (d-Mawzlat) 519–21.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/50
George I — ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܩܕܡܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 680/1) Names: Gewargis IGeorge IGeorge IGeorgius (Giwargis) I Katholikos""Metropolitan bp. of Adiabene and Cath. (from 660 or 658 until his death).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/501
George of Arbela — ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 10th cent. ) Names: George of ArbelaGewargis of ArbelaGeorge of ArbelaGeorge of Arbela""Metropolitan of Arbela and , and author of an unpublished Treatise on hereditary law.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/502
George of Arbela, Pseudo-(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 9th cent.? ) Names: Gewargis of Arbela Pseudo-George of Arbela Pseudo-Pseudo-George of ArbelaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/503
George Warda(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 13th cent.? ) Names: George WardaGewargis WardaGeorge WardaGeorges WardaGeorge WardaGewargis Warda is known as the medieval author who wrote the Kthābhā d wardā or Book of the Rose a collection of hymns for...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/504
George II, Ignatius — ܓܘܪܓܝܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1648 - 1708) Names: Ignatius II GeorgeIgnatius II Giwargisson of ‛Abd al-Karīm of Mosul Patriarch II GeorgeIgnatius II George""Patr. (1687-1708) whose patriarchate was contested by five anti-patriarchs during various parts of his life.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/505
Graffin, François(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1/1/1905 - 12/4/2002) Names: Graffin FrançoisGraffin François""French Syriac scholar, director of (1941-92).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/508
Graffin, René(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1858 - 1941) Names: Graffin RenéGraffin René""French Syriac scholar and founder of .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/509
Severus of Antioch — ܣܘܝܪܝܘܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 2/8/0538) Names: Severus of Antioch Severus of Antioch St.Sévère d’AntiocheSeverusSeverus of AntiochSēwērāSévèreSévère d’Antioche (notice)SÉVÈRE""Patr. of , theologian, and prolific Greek author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/51
Gregory Nazianzen — ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܕܐܢܙܝܢܙܘ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 330 - 390) Names: Gregory NazianzenGregory of NazianzusGregory NazianzenGrégoire de NazianzeGrīghōrīyōsGregoryGregory NazianzusGrīǥōrīyōsGrégoireGrégoire de NazianzeGrīghōryōsGregory the TheologianGrīgōrīyōsGrégoire le ThéologienGregorios von NazianzGregorios von Nazianz""Greek Church Father, and one of the three Cappadocian Fathers, whose influential writings earned him the title 'the theologian'.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/511
Gregory of Nyssa — ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܕܢܘܣܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 330 - ca. 395) Names: Gregory of NyssaGregory of NyssaGrégoire de NysseGregorios von NyssaGregorios von Nyssa""Greek Church Father. One of the three Cappadocian Fathers, and the brother of Basil and Macrina.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/512
Gregory the Wonderworker — ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܥܒܕ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 3rd cent. ) Names: Gregory Thaumaturgusthe 'Wonderworker'Grégoire le ThaumaturgeGrīghōryōsGregory the WonderworkerGrīgōrīyōsGrégoire le ThaumaturgeGregorios ThaumaturgosGregorios Thaumaturgos"Greek author 1763 94 Several of his works were translated into Syriac the most important of which is a Discourse on the Passible..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/513
Guidi, Ignazio(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1844 - 1935) Names: Guidi IgnazioGuidi IgnazioGuidi IgnazioGuidi"Italian Syriac scholar One of the most eminent scholars in the philology of Semitic and Eastern Christian literatures he taught at the University..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/517
Guillaumont, Antoine(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1915 - 2000) Names: Guillaumont AntoineGuillaumont Antoine""Syriac scholar, specialist of Eastern Christian asceticism and monasticism.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/518
Habbi, Joseph(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 12/23/1938 - 2000) Names: Habbi YusufHabbi Joseph""Notable Iraqi scholar, priest and educator.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/519
John bar Aphtonia — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܐܦܬܘܢܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 475 - ) Names: John bar AphtoniaJohn bar AphtoniaJohn Bar AphtoniaJean bar AphtoniaJean bar AphtonyaYuḥanān bar AptoniyāJohn bar AphthoniaJohn Bar AphtoniaYōḥanān bar ʾAptōnyāJean bar AphtoniaJEAN BAR APHTONIAJohn bar Aphtonia""Monastic founder and author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/52
de Halleux, André(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1929 - 1994) Names: de Halleux Andréde Halleux André"Patristic and Syriac scholar He was Professor at the Université Catholique de Louvain and became de facto editor of CSCO after the death..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/522
Hanno, Solomon(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1918 - 200?) Names: Ḥanno SulaymanHanno Solomon""He was born in Arkaḥ and studied Syriac at the village school.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/523
al-Haqilani, Abraham(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 1664) Names: al-Ḥāqilānī Ibrāhīmal-Haqilani AbrahamAbraham EcchellensisAbraham Echellensis""Professor of Syriac and Arabic, Syriac scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/524
Harris, James Rendel — ܪܢܕܠ ܗܐܪܝܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1852 - 1941) Names: Harris James RendelHarris James RendelRendel Harris""British New Testmient scholar, Syriac scholar, textual critic, and paleographer, who was instrumental in creating the modern field of Syriac Studies.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/527
Hatch, William Henry Paine(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1875 - 1972) Names: Hatch William Henry PaineHatch William Henry Paine""New Testmient scholar; professor at General Theological Seminary of New York (1908-17) and at Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, MA (1917-46); Syriac scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/528
Simeon of Beth Arsham — ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܪܫܡ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. before 548) Names: Simeon of Beth ArshamShemʿun of Beth Arsham Simon of Beth Arsham Simeon of Beth ArshamShemun of Beth ArshamShem‘un of Beth ArshamSyméon de Beth ArshamSyméon de Beth ArchamShemʿōnSymeon the BishopŠemʾōnSyméon l’évêque""Polemical writer and bp.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/53
Henana of Adiabene — ܚܢܢܐ ܚܕܝܒܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. ca. 610) Names: Henana of AdiabeneḤenanaHenana of AdiabeneḤnānāḤnānāHenânâ d’AdiabèneḤenana of AdiabeneHenana""School director and exegete.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/530
Henanishoʿ I — ܚܢܢܝܫܘܥ ܚܓܝܪܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 699/700) Names: Ḥenanishoʿ IHenanishoʿ IḤenanisho IḤenanisho‘ IHnanisho’ catholicosHnanishoḤNĀNĪŠŌḤenanišoʿ I (the Lame)Henanisho' I Katholikos""Cath. since 685/6; author of a law book and of exegetical homilies.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/531
Henanishoʿ II — ܚܢܢܝܫܘܥ ܬܪܝܢܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 779/80) Names: Ḥenanishoʿ IIHenanishoʿ IIḤenanisho IIḤenanisho‘ IIḤenanišoʿ II""Bp. of Lashom and subsequently Cath.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/532
Henanishoʿ bar Seroshwai — ܚܢܢܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܣܪܘܫܘܝ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, probably 2nd half of 9th cent. ) Names: Henanishoʿ bar SeroshwaiḤenanishoʿ bar SeroshwayHenanishoʿ bar SeroshwaiḤannan Yeshuʿ Bar SarushawayhḤenanisho bar SeroshwayḤenanisho‘ bar SeroshwayḤannan Yeshu Bar SarushawayhḤannan Yeshu‘ Bar SarushawayhḤenanishoʿ bar Saroshwai""Bp. of Ḥirta; lexicographer and biblical interpreter.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/533
Hiba of Edessa — ܗܝܒܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 457) Names: Hiba of EdessaHibaIbasHiba of EdessaIbasHiba (Ibas)""Bp. of .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/534
Hippolytus of Rome — ܐܝܦܘܠܝܛܘܣ ܕܪܘܡܝ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, late 2nd/early 3rd cent. ) Names: Hippolytus of RomeHippolytus of RomeHippolyte de Rome""Author writing in Greek of problematic identity.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/537
Hubeika, Joseph(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1878 - 1944) Names: Hubeika JosephḤubeika Joseph""He was born to ʿBeid Salmān Ḥubeika in Baskintā in the region of Metn.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/541
Hunayn b. Ishaq — ܚܘܢܝܢ ܒܪ ܐܝܣܚܩ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 808 - 873) Names: Ḥunayn b. IsḥāqAbū Zayd Ḥunayn b. Isḥāq b. Sulaymān b. Ayyūb al-ʿIbādīJohannitiusḤunayn Ibn IsḥāqHunain ibn IshaqḤunain ibn IshaqHunayn b. Ishaq"Physician philosopher theologian and translator His full name is Abū Zayd Ḥunayn b Isḥāq b Sulaymān b Ayyūb al ʿIbādī and he was..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/542
Ibn al-Tayyib — ܐܒܘ ܐܠܦܪܓ ܥܒܕ ܐܠܗ ܒܪ ܛܝܒ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 1043) Names: Ibn al-TayyibIbn al-ṬayyibIbn al-Tayyib‛Abd Allah Ibn al-Ṭayyib Abu al-FarajIbn at-Tayyib""Priest, theologian, exegete, physician, translator, and philosopher. His full name is Abū al-Faraj ʿAbd Allāh Ibn al-Ṭayyib al-ʿIrāqī.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/543
Ignatius of Antioch — ܐܓܢܛܝܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. ca. 107, 110 ) Names: Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius the IlluminatorIgnaṭiyosIgnatius of AntiochIgnatiusʾAgnāṭīsIgnace d’AntiocheIGNACE""Bp. of , martyred in Rome.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/544
Ignatius Jacob III — ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1912 - 1980) Names: Ignatius Jacob IIIIgnatius Yaʿqub IIIIgnatius Yaqub IIIIgnatius Ya‘qub III""He was born in of Tuma Gabriel Mari and Shmuni Isḥaq Mtuka, and was given the baptismal name Shābā (ʿAbd al-Aḥad).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/545
Isaiah of Scetis — ܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, early 5th cent. ) Names: Isaiah of ScetisIsaiah of ScetisIsaiah of SceteAbba IsaiahAbba IsaiahIsaïe""Greek monastic writer of uncertain identity; author of the Asceticon ( 5555).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/548
Samuel of Reshʿayna — ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܪܝܫܥܝܢܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 6th century ) Names: Samuel of Rish ‛Ayna Shmuel of ReshʿaynaSamuel of ReshʿaynaShmuel of ReshaynaShmuel of Resh‘aynaSamuel of ReshaynaSamuel of Resh‘aynaSamuel of RishainaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/55
Isaac of Nineveh — ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ) Names: Isaac of NinevehIsḥaq of NinevehIsaac of NinevehIsḥāqIsaac of NinevaIsaacʾĪsḥāqIsaac de NiniveISAACIsaac of NinevahIsaac the SyrianIsaac Ninivita""Influential monastic author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/550
Isaac Shbadnaya(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1439/40 ) Names: Isḥaq ShbadnayaIsaac ShbadnayaIsaac of SchbednaIsaac Qardahé ShbadnayaIsaac ShbadnayaIsaac Qardahe Shbadnaya""Priest and author, also known as Asko Shbadnaya and Isḥaq Qardaḥa Eshbadnaya.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/551
Ishoʿ bar Nun — ܝܫܘܥܒܪܢܘܢ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 828) Names: Ishoʿ bar NunIshoʿ bar NunIshoʿ bar NunIsho bar NunIsho bar NunIsho‘ bar NunĪšō‘ bar NūnIsho ' (Iesus) Bar Nun, Katholikos""Cath. (823–28), author of commentaries on the entire Bible.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/552
Ishoʿ of Merv — ܝܫܘܥ ܡܪܘܙܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 9th cent. ) Names: Ishoʿ of MervIshoʿ of MervJoshua of MervIshoʿ MaruzayaʿĪsā al-MarwazīIsho of MervIsho‘ of MervIshoʿ of MerwIshoʿ of Merv""Author of a Syriac lexicon.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/553
Ishoʿbokht of Rev Ardashir — ܝܫܘܥܒܘܟܬ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, late 8th cent.? ) Names: Ishoʿbokht of Rev ArdashirIshoʿbokht of Rev ArdashirIshobochtIshobokht of Rev ArdashirIsho‘bokht of Rev ArdashirIshobokt of RewardashirIshoʿbokht of Rev Ardashir""Author of a treatise on secular law; metropolitan bp. of Fars.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/554
Ishoʿdad of Merv — ܝܫܘܥܕܕ ܡܪܘܙܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 850 ) Names: Ishoʿdad of MervYeshu‛dad of MervIshodad of MervIshodad of MervIsho‘dad of MervIshoʿdad of MervIsho' dad e Merw""Bp. of Ḥdatta, author of commentaries on both the OT and NT.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/555
Ishoʿdnah of Basra — ܝܫܘܥܕܢܚ ܕܒܨܪܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 9th cent. ) Names: IshoʿdnaḥYesho‛dnaḥ of BaṣraIshodenah of BasrahIshodnaḥIsho‘dnaḥIsho’denah de BasraIsho‘dnah de BasraIshoʿdnah of BasraIsho' Denah e Basra""Metropolitan of Prat d-Mayshan (Baṣra) and author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/556
Ishoq Saliba — ܐܝܣܚܩ ܨܠܝܒܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 1730) Names: Ishoq SalibaIsḥoq Ṣaliba""Last bp. of Dayro d-Mor Abay.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/558
Ishoʿyahb I — ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܐܪܙܘܢܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 595) Names: Ishoʿyahb IIshoyahb IIshoyahb I of ArzonIshoyahb IIsho‘yahb IIshoʿyahb IIsho'jahb I, Katholikos""Cath. ca. 581/2-95. Originating from Beth ʿArbaye, he studied at the , and was for two years its head, before becoming bp. of Arzon.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/559
Oecumenius, comes — ܩܘܢܬ ܐܝܩܘܡܘܢܝܘܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 6th century ) Names: Oecumenius CountOikoumenios CountOecumenius comesURI: http://syriaca.org/person/56
Ishoʿyahb II of Gdala — ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܓܕܠܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. ca. 646) Names: Ishoʿyahb of Gdala IIIshoyahb IIIshoyahb of GedalaIshoyahb II of GdalaIsho‘yahb II of GdalaIshoʿyahb II of GdalaIsho'jahb II, Katholikos""Cath. (628-45) and author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/560
Ishoʿyahb III of Adiabene — ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܚܕܝܒܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 659) Names: Ishoʿyahb of Adiabene IIIIshoʿyahb III of AdiabeneIshoyahb III of AdiabeneIsho‘yahb III of AdiabeneIsho’yahb d’AdiabèneYeshōʿyab bar BesṭōhmagIsho‘yahb bar Bestohmag, catholicosĪšōʾyahḇ bar BesṭōmagIsho‘yahb bar Bestohmag, catholicosIsho'jahb III, Katholikos""Patr. (649-59), author, and liturgical reformer.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/561
Ishoʿyahb IV — ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 1025) Names: Ishoʿyahb IVIshoyahb IVIshoyahb IVIsho‘yahb IVIshoʿyahb IV""Cath. (1021-5) and formerly bp. of Beth Nuhadra, and exegete of the .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/562
Ishoʿyahb bar Malkon — ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܒܪ ܡܠܟܘܢ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, late 12th - early 13th cent. ) Names: Ishoʿyahb bar MalkonYeshuʿyahb Bar MalkunIshoyahb bar MalkonĪshūʿyābYashūʿyā b. MalkūnIshoyahb bar MalkonIsho‘yahb bar MalkonYeshuyahb Bar MalkunYeshu‘yahb Bar MalkunIshoʿyahb bar Malkon""Bp. of Mardin; metropolitan bp. of Nisibis; author, mostly writing in Arabic.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/563
Isidore of Pelusium — ܐܝܣܝܕܘܪܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, late 4th/5th cent. ) Names: Isidore of PelusiumIsidore of PelusiumIsidore of Pelusium (al-Farma)""Greek author of 2000 short letters.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/564
Israel of Alqosh — ܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܐܠܩܘܫ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, around the end of the 16th and the first decades of the 17th cent. ) Names: Israel of AlqoshIsrael of AlqoshIsraël d’AlqoshIsrael of Alqosh""E-Syr. priest, poet, scholar, and scribe, founder of the Shikwānā (or Qashā) family of scribes.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/566
John Shahin of Amida — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܐܗܝܢ ܐܡܝܕܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 1755) Names: Iwannis YuḥanonJohn of Amid Shahin MetropolitanJohn of Amida Shahin"Scribe and bp for various dioceses He was born Yuḥanon b Shahīn b Shamo of Amid also nicknamed b al ʿAraqjanji son of..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/567
Job of Edessa — ܐܝܘܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 760-835 ) Names: Job of EdessaIyob of EdessaJob of EdessaJob of EdessaAyyūb al-RuhāwīAjjûb der Gefleckte""Natural philosopher, translator, and physician, active in in the first Abbasid cent., nicknamed 'al-Abrash', or 'the Spotted'.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/568
Jacob, Cyril — ܩܘܪܝܠܠܘܣ ܝܥܩܘܒ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1912 - 199?) Names: Jacob CyrilJacob CyrilJacob CyrilQurilos Yaʿqub""He was born in ʿAynward in Ṭur ʿAbdin, and joined Dayr al-Zaʿfarān in 1928.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/569
Thomas of Germanicea — ܬܐܘܡܐ ܕܓܪܡܐܢܝܩܝ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 542, 519 ) Names: Thomas bishop of Germanicia Tumo of GermaniceaThomas of GermaniceaTHOMASThomas of GermaniceaThomas was a miaphysite Bishop of Marʿash (ancient Germanicea) . He was in correspondence with Severus of Antioch and was banished to Egypt .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/57
Jamil, Samuel(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1847 - 1917) Names: Jamīl ShmuʾelJamil SamuelSamuel GiamilJamīl ShmuʾelJamīl Shmuʾel""He was born in Talkef of Shimʿun Jamīl and Farīdeh. In 1866 he joined the Monastery of Rabban Hormizd, whose Abbot then was Elishaʿ Tīshā.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/570
Jansma, Taeke(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1919 - 2007) Names: Jansma TaekeJansma Taeke""Syriac scholar, professor at the university of Leiden, The Netherlands.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/571
John Chrysostom — ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܟܪܘܣܘܣܛܘܡܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 347 - 407) Names: John ChrysostomJean ChrysostomeYōḥanānJohn ChrysostomYōḥanānJean ChrysostomeJohannes ChrysostomosJohannes Chrysostomos""Bp. of Constantinople (398-404).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/573
John Climacus — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܠܝܡܐܟܘܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 600 ) Names: John ClimacusJohn Climacus""Abbot of the monastery of Sinai around the year 600.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/574
John of Damascus — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܪܡܣܘܩܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 750) Names: John of DamascusJohn of Damascus""Greek theologian and poet.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/575
John Philoponus — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܝܠܠܘܦܘܢܘܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 490 - ca. 575) Names: John PhiloponusJohn PhiloponosJohn PhiloponusJohn Philoponos""Greek philosopher and lay theologian.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/576
Josephus, Flavius — ܝܘܣܝܦܘܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor) Names: Josephus FlaviusJosephusJosephus Flavius""Jewish historian.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/577