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Hasdai ibn Shaprut

910 - 975

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Hasdai ibn Shaprut (Hebrew: חסדאי אבן שפרוט; Arabic: حسداي بن شبروط, romanized: Abu Yusuf ibn Shaprut), also known as Abu Yusuf ben Yitzhak ben Ezra, was a Jewish scholar, physician, diplomat, and patron of science in medieval al-Andalus (c. 905–965). He served as a minister at the court of Caliph Abd al-Rahman III of Córdoba, where he was responsible for foreign affairs and diplomacy. Renowned for his medical expertise, most famously for treating the obesity of Sancho of León, he is also remembered for overseeing the Arabic translation of De Materia Medica by Dioscorides, which became a cornerstone of medieval pharmacology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hasdai ibn Shaprut is the 233rd most popular physician (down from 203rd in 2019), the 507th most popular biography from Spain (down from 471st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Spanish Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Hasdai ibn Shaprut ranks 233 out of 726. Before him are Ernst-Robert Grawitz, Frederik Ruysch, Soranus of Ephesus, Ernst-Günther Schenck, Paul Gachet, and Pietro Andrea Mattioli. After him are Tasuku Honjo, Dominique Jean Larrey, Emil du Bois-Reymond, Asclepiades of Bithynia, Mungo Park, and Paul of Aegina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 910, Hasdai ibn Shaprut ranks 6. Before him are Pope John XI, Pope Benedict VII, Adalbert of Magdeburg, Eadgyth, and William III, Duke of Aquitaine. After him are Gunnbjörn Ulfsson, Fernán González of Castile, Helena Lekapene, Nilus the Younger, Theobald I, Count of Blois, and Andregoto Galíndez. Among people deceased in 975, Hasdai ibn Shaprut ranks 4. Before him are Edgar the Peaceful, Gwangjong of Goryeo, and Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah. After him are Olof Björnsson, Theobald I, Count of Blois, and Adikavi Pampa.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Hasdai ibn Shaprut ranks 507 out of 3,355. Before him are Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal (1498), Andrés Nin Pérez (1892), Sara Montiel (1928), Manolo Blahnik (1942), Bigas Luna (1946), and Silo of Asturias (720). After him are Infante Carlos of Spain (1607), Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (1806), Sulayman ibn al-Hakam (1000), Gaspar Sanz (1640), Ibn al-Khatib (1313), and Santos Abril y Castelló (1936).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Spain

Among physicians born in Spain, Hasdai ibn Shaprut ranks 7. Before him are Michael Servetus (1509), Al-Zahrawi (936), Ibn Zuhr (1091), Severo Ochoa (1905), Joseph Calasanz (1556), and Leander of Seville (534). After him are Petrus Alphonsi (1062), Nicolás Monardes (1508), Gregorio Marañón (1887), Concepción Aleixandre (1862), Fernando Quiroga Palacios (1900), and Fidel Pagés (1886).

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