Jew / Not Jew
The Question

Is Ibn al-Haytham Jewish?


Ibn al-Haytham portrait
Short Answer

No — Ibn al-Haytham is not Jewish.

Verdict: Not a Jew · 5/15


JULY 1, 965 — This Arab polymath, often called the "father of optics," managed to figure out how vision works centuries before anyone else, probably while muttering "It's coming from the object, you dolts!"

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