Abu Yusuf Ya’qub ibn'Ishaq al-Kindi livedin Baghdad in the ninth century when the'Abbasid Caliphate was at the peak of its Political powers. He is considered to be the Philosopher of the Arabs. He was a polymath who wrote on subjects as diverse as mathematics, physics, astronomy, meteorology, metallurgy, the making of swords, music, and of course philosophy. He was placed in charge of the House of Wisdom by the Caliph Al-Ma'mCin, where he headed the great Translation Movement that undertook the translation of Greek, Syriac,Persian, Sanskrit and Chinese texts into Arabic. This was in large measure responsible for the growth of Arab learning and Scholarship, which in turn triggered the Subsequent renaissance in Europe.