Alfred of Sarashel, also known as Alfred the Philosopher, Alfred the Englishman or Alfredus Anglicus, was born in England some time in the 12th century and died in the 13th century. Not much more is known about his life apart from that he moved to Spain and worked in the

Toledo School of Translators The Toledo School of Translators ( es, Escuela de Traductores de Toledo) is the group of scholars who worked together in the city of Toledo during the 12th and 13th centuries, to translate many of the Judeo-Islamic philosophies and scientific w ...

, where he translated several texts from Arabic and Greek into Latin.

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pseudo-Aristotelian Pseudo-Aristotle is a general cognomen for authors of philosophical or medical treatises who attributed their work to the Greek philosopher Aristotle, or whose work was later attributed to him by others. Such falsely attributed works are known as ...

'' De plantis'' from the Arabic. " Alfred the Englishman translated the Arabic version into Latin in the reign of Henry III. It was retranslated from this version into Greek at the Renaissance by a Greek resident in Italy." * Several commentaries on Aristotle, including four on his ''Meteors''. These were extant down to the 17th century but have not survived. * Wrote De motu cordis (On the Motion of the Heart) and dedicated it to Alexander Nequam. * ''De naturis Rerum'' *''De Educatione Accipitrum'' (On the mode of training hawks) * Five books on

Boethius Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, commonly known as Boethius (; Latin: ''Boetius''; 480 – 524 AD), was a Roman senator, consul, ''magister officiorum'', historian, and philosopher of the Early Middle Ages. He was a central figure in the t ...

''De consolatione philosophiae''. * ''De Musica'' * De congelatione et conglutinatione lapidum (included in the Aristotel's Meteors) translation of ibn Sina text on mineralogy Lawrenc M. Principe, The Secrets of Alchemy, The University of Chicago Press, 2013 p. 58

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