Abu al-Fadl ibn Hasdai


Abu al-Fadl ben Yosef Hasdai was an eleventh-century philosopher, poet, mathematician, physician, and political figure in Zaragoza, Spain.
He was the son of the poet Joseph ibn Ḥasdai, who had fled from Córdoba in 1013, and the grandson of Ḥasdai ibn Ishaq. In 1066 he was appointed vizier in the Hudid court of Zaragoza, a position he held until Yusuf al-Mu'taman ibn Hud ascended the throne in 1081.