Claim: Plato Tiburtinus was a 12th-century Italian mathematician, astronomer and translator, who lived in Barcelona from 1116 to 1138, best known for translating Hebrew and Arabic documents into Latin, a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
Evidence: 12th century) was a 12th-century Italian mathematician, astronomer and translator who lived in Barcelona from 1116 to 1138. He is best known for translating Hebrew and Arabic documents into Latin, and was apparently the first to translate information on the astrolabe (an astronomical instrument) from Arabic. Latin (latīnum, [laˈtiːnʊ̃ or lingua latīna, [ˈlɪŋɡʷa laˈtiːna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.