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Al-Zahrawi

936 - 1013

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Abū al-Qāsim Khalaf ibn al-'Abbās al-Zahrāwī al-Ansari (Arabic: أبو القاسم خلف بن العباس الزهراوي;‎ c. 936–1013), popularly known as al-Zahrawi (الزهراوي), Latinised as Albucasis or Abulcasis (from Arabic Abū al-Qāsim), was an Arab physician, surgeon and chemist from al-Andalus. He is considered one of the greatest surgeons of the Middle Ages. Al-Zahrawi's principal work is the Kitab al-Tasrif, a thirty-volume encyclopedia of medical practices. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Zahrawi is the 27th most popular physician (up from 34th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Spain (up from 86th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Physician.

Al-Zahrawi is most famous for his book, "Al-Tasrif," which is the first illustrated medical text.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Al-Zahrawi ranks 27 out of 726. Before him are Róbert Bárány, Cesare Lombroso, Georgius Agricola, Cyril of Alexandria, Michael Servetus, and Allvar Gullstrand. After him are Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, John Snow, Alois Alzheimer, Christiaan Eijkman, Willem Einthoven, and Qa'a.

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Among people born in 936, Al-Zahrawi ranks 1. After him is 'Adud al-Dawla. Among people deceased in 1013, Al-Zahrawi ranks 1. After him are Hisham II, Al-Baqillani, and Reginar IV, Count of Mons.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Al-Zahrawi ranks 68 out of 3,355. Before him are Roland (736), Abd al-Rahman III (889), Felipe VI of Spain (1968), Michael Servetus (1509), Eugénie de Montijo (1826), and Luis Suárez (1935). After him are Bartolomé de las Casas (1484), Quintilian (35), Carlos, Prince of Asturias (1545), Margaret Theresa of Spain (1651), Isabella II of Spain (1830), and Isaac Albéniz (1860).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Spain

Among physicians born in Spain, Al-Zahrawi ranks 2. Before him are Michael Servetus (1509). After him are Ibn Zuhr (1091), Severo Ochoa (1905), Joseph Calasanz (1556), Leander of Seville (534), Hasdai ibn Shaprut (910), Petrus Alphonsi (1062), Nicolás Monardes (1508), Gregorio Marañón (1887), Concepción Aleixandre (1862), and Fernando Quiroga Palacios (1900).

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