1091 - 1162
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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn Zuhr has received more than 193,321 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn Zuhr is the 187th most popular physician (down from 130th in 2019), the 386th most popular biography from Spain (down from 273rd 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, Ibn Zuhr ranks 187 out of 502. Before him are Georges Gilles de la Tourette, Werner Haase, Psusennes II, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, Ernst-Günther Schenck, and August von Wassermann. After him are Sebastian Kneipp, Asclepiades of Bithynia, Joseph Calasanz, Ernst-Robert Grawitz, Howard Florey, and Severo Ochoa.
1857 - 1904
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 181
1900 - 1950
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 182
1100 BC - 945 BC
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 183
1501 - 1578
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 184
1904 - 1998
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 185
1866 - 1925
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 186
1091 - 1162
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 187
1821 - 1897
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 188
120 BC - 40 BC
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 189
1556 - 1648
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 190
1899 - 1945
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 191
1898 - 1968
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 192
1905 - 1993
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 193
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 4. Before him are Géza II of Hungary, Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, and Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir. After him are Haakon II of Norway and Odo II, Duke of Burgundy.
1130 - 1162
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 1
1114 - 1162
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 2
1073 - 1162
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 3
1091 - 1162
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 4
1147 - 1162
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 5
1118 - 1162
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 6
Among people born in Spain, Ibn Zuhr ranks 386 out of 2,932. Before him are César Rodríguez Álvarez (1920), Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal (1498), Ramiro II of León (898), Henry I of Castile (1204), Narciso Yepes (1927), and Fernando Torres (1984). After him are Ordoño II of León (873), Mercedes of Orléans (1860), Joan of Navarre, Queen of England (1368), Infante Francisco de Paula, Duke of Cádiz (1794), Rafael del Riego (1784), and Miguel López de Legazpi (1502).
1920 - 1995
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 380
1498 - 1500
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 381
898 - 951
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 382
1204 - 1217
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 383
1927 - 1997
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 384
1984 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 385
1091 - 1162
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 386
873 - 924
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 387
1860 - 1878
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 388
1368 - 1437
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 389
1794 - 1865
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 390
1784 - 1823
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 391
1502 - 1572
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 392
Among physicians born in Spain, Ibn Zuhr ranks 3. Before him are Michael Servetus (1509) and Al-Zahrawi (936). After him are Joseph Calasanz (1556), Severo Ochoa (1905), Leander of Seville (534), Hasdai ibn Shaprut (910), Nicolás Monardes (1508), Gregorio Marañón (1887), Fernando Quiroga Palacios (1900), Fidel Pagés (1886), and Teresa Forcades (1966).
1509 - 1553
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 1
936 - 1013
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 2
1091 - 1162
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 3
1556 - 1648
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 4
1905 - 1993
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 5
534 - 600
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 6
910 - 975
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 7
1508 - 1588
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 8
1887 - 1960
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 9
1900 - 1971
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 10
1886 - 1923
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 11
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 12