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Petrus Alphonsi

1062 - 1140

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Petrus Alphonsi (died after 1116) was a Spanish physician, writer, astronomer and polemicist who was born and raised as a Jew and later in life converted to Christianity in 1106. He is also known just as Alphonsi, and as Peter Alfonsi or Peter Alphonso, and was born Moses Sephardi. Born in Islamic Spain, he mostly lived in England and France after his conversion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Petrus Alphonsi is the 474th most popular physician (down from 431st in 2019), the 1,137th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,072nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Spanish Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Petrus Alphonsi ranks 474 out of 726. Before him are Kazimierz Bein, Diocles of Carystus, Helen B. Taussig, William Chester Minor, Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, and David Cooper. After him are Warren Sturgis McCulloch, William Turner, Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel, Giovanni Maria Lancisi, Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland, and Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1062, Petrus Alphonsi ranks 6. Before him are Pope Gelasius II, Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger, Kiya Buzurg-Ummid, Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois, and Hugh V, Count of Maine.  Among people deceased in 1140, Petrus Alphonsi ranks 5. Before him are Irnerius, Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia, Leo I, Prince of Armenia, and William of Malmesbury. After him is Diego Gelmírez.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Petrus Alphonsi ranks 1,137 out of 3,355. Before him are Moses ibn Ezra (1060), Leonor, Princess of Asturias (2005), Josep Seguer (1923), Enrique Vila-Matas (1948), Feliciano Rivilla (1936), and Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo (1856). After him are Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuán (1809), Jorge Oteiza (1908), Pilar Lorengar (1928), Carlos Alcaraz (2003), Rodri (1934), and Victoria Kent (1891).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Spain

Among physicians born in Spain, Petrus Alphonsi ranks 8. Before him are Al-Zahrawi (936), Ibn Zuhr (1091), Severo Ochoa (1905), Joseph Calasanz (1556), Leander of Seville (534), and Hasdai ibn Shaprut (910). After him are Nicolás Monardes (1508), Gregorio Marañón (1887), Concepción Aleixandre (1862), Fernando Quiroga Palacios (1900), Fidel Pagés (1886), and Teresa Forcades (1966).

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