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Ibn Zuhr (Avenzoar)

Type Figure Region Al-Andalus Time 1094–1162 Also known as Ibn Zuhr、Zuhr

Famous Andalusian physician, Latin name Avenzoar, born into a prominent medical family in Seville.…

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  1. 1094–1115Seville · SevilleBorn into the renowned Zuhr medical family of Seville, he studied medicine under his father and brothers from childhood, receiving systematic clinical training.
  2. c. 1115–1141Seville · SevillePracticed medicine in Seville and served as court physician, accumulating extensive clinical experience and beginning to write medical works, emphasizing the verification of therapies through observation and experiment.
  3. c. 1120–1162Seville · SevilleCompleted important medical works including Kitab al-Taysir and Kitab al-Adwiya al-Mufrada, systematically discussing disease classification, diagnostic methods, and surgical procedures; his works were later translated into Latin and transmitted to Europe.

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