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Constantine the African

1020 - 1087

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Constantine the African, (Latin: Constantinus Africanus; died before 1098/1099, Monte Cassino) was a physician who lived in the 11th century. The first part of his life was spent in Ifriqiya and the rest in Italy. He first arrived in Italy in the coastal town of Salerno, home of the Schola Medica Salernitana, where his work attracted attention from the local Lombard and Norman rulers. Constantine then became a Benedictine monk, living the last decades of his life at the abbey of Monte Cassino. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Constantine the African is the 251st most popular physician (up from 264th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Tunisia (up from 47th in 2019) and the most popular Tunisian Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Constantine the African ranks 251 out of 726. Before him are Li Shizhen, Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis, Johann Weyer, John O'Keefe, James Lind, and Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel. After him are Heo Jun, Carl Værnet, Charaka, Hans Rosling, Leonhart Fuchs, and Joseph Erlanger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1020, Constantine the African ranks 7. Before him are Pope Gregory VII, Pope Stephen IX, Yūsuf Balasaguni, Sweyn II of Denmark, Su Song, and Guo Xi. After him are William I, Count of Burgundy, Gunhilda of Denmark, Vladimir of Novgorod, Zhang Zai, Henry II, Count of Louvain, and Adelaide of Susa. Among people deceased in 1087, Constantine the African ranks 6. Before him are William the Conqueror, Pope Victor III, Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī, Solomon, King of Hungary, and Bertha of Savoy. After him are Blot-Sweyn, William I, Count of Burgundy, Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, and Maria Dobroniega of Kiev.

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In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Constantine the African ranks 43 out of 210. Before him are Sophonisba (-300), Georges Wolinski (1934), F. R. David (1947), Al-Mansur Billah (913), Clitomachus (-187), and Hamida Djandoubi (1949). After him are Fulgentius of Ruspe (468), Maharbal (-245), Sandra Milo (1933), Salvius Julianus (115), Muhammad VIII al-Amin (1881), and Hasdrubal Gisco (-300).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Tunisia

Among physicians born in Tunisia, Constantine the African ranks 1. After him are Tewhida Ben Sheikh (1909).

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