Ibn Luqa

Naqfûr ibn Luqa  (born, Nicephorus Lucasides) was a Byzantine noble in an-Niswaa', Taifa of Burzand to Lucas Olympusides. He was born in 1112, in the reign of Mansur ibn Hussein.

Early Life
Nicephorus was baptized in 1115. Nicephorous joined the Dar al-Ilm in 1129, he had cultivated love of science and learnt Arabo-Islamic philosophy. In 1139, he entered the court of Hussein and worked on the Scientific development of the realm.

Death
He died in 1167, due to a cardiac arrest. He saw the rule of six Emirs. He died unmarried and childless.