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Ibn Zuhr

1091 - 1162

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Abū Marwān ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Zuhr (Arabic: أبو مروان عبد الملك بن زهر), traditionally known by his Latinized name Avenzoar (; 1094–1162), was an Arab physician, surgeon, and poet. He was born at Seville in medieval Andalusia (present-day Spain), was a contemporary of Averroes and Ibn Tufail, and was the most well-regarded physician of his era. He was particularly known for his emphasis on a more rational, empiric basis of medicine. His major work, Al-Taysīr fil-Mudāwāt wal-Tadbīr ("Book of Simplification Concerning Therapeutics and Diet"), was translated into Latin and Hebrew and was influential to the progress of surgery. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn Zuhr is the 148th most popular physician (down from 137th in 2019), the 264th most popular biography from Spain (up from 286th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Physician.

Ibn Zuhr is most famous for the discovery of the contagious nature of the bubonic plague.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Ibn Zuhr ranks 148 out of 726. Before him are George H. Hitchings, William Kaelin Jr., Jang-geum, Ferid Murad, Charles Best, and Ryke Geerd Hamer. After him are Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Theodor Billroth, Franz Joseph Gall, Erasistratus, George Emil Palade, and Albrecht von Haller.

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Among people born in 1091, Ibn Zuhr ranks 1. After him is Floris II, Count of Holland. Among people deceased in 1162, Ibn Zuhr ranks 3. Before him are Haakon II of Norway, and Géza II of Hungary. After him are Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, and Odo II, Duke of Burgundy.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ibn Zuhr ranks 264 out of 3,355. Before him are Fernando Alonso (1981), Fernando Rey (1917), Muhammad I of Granada (1194), Antonio Machado (1875), George Santayana (1863), and Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788). After him are Isidore the Laborer (1080), Liuvigild (525), Felipe González (1942), Andrés Segovia (1893), Huneric (450), and Francisco de Vitoria (1483).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Spain

Among physicians born in Spain, Ibn Zuhr ranks 3. Before him are Michael Servetus (1509), and Al-Zahrawi (936). After him are 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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