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Ibn Zuhr (Avenzoar)
Famous Andalusian physician, Latin name Avenzoar, born into a prominent medical family in Seville.…
Timeline
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Sources
- Kitab al-Taysir fi al-Mudawat wa al-Tadbir (Book of Simplification Concerning Therapeutics and Diet) — Ibn Zuhr (1150)
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/