William of Moerbeke

Willem van Moerbeke, O.P. (Latin:Gulielmus de Moerbecum) (1215-35 – c. 1286), known in the English speaking world as William of Moerbeke, was a prolific medieval translator of philosophical, medical, and scientific texts from Greek language into Latin. His translations were influential in his day, when few competing translations were available, and are still respected by modern scholars.