Averroes, Spanish astronomer, physicist, and philosopher (born 1126)

Ibn Rushd, archaically Latinized as Averroes, was an Andalusian Muslim polymath and jurist who wrote about many subjects, including philosophy, theology, medicine, astronomy, physics, psychology, mathematics, neurology, Islamic jurisprudence and law, and linguistics. The author of more than 100 books and treatises, his philosophical works include numerous commentaries on Aristotle, for which he was known in the Western world as The Commentator and Father of Rationalism.

December 11 is the 345th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 20 days remain until the end of the year.