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Jacob Anatoli

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ANATOLI, JACOB (c. 1194-1256), Hebrew translator from the Arabic. He was invited to Naples by Frederick II., and, in association with Michael Scot, made Arabic learning accessible to Western readers. Among his most important services were translations of works by Averroes.