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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn Zuhr has received more than 206,890 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Ibn Zuhr is the 137th most popular physician (up from 187th in 2019), the 286th most popular biography from Spain (up from 386th 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 137 out of 726. Before him are Oswald Avery, George Emil Palade, Herta Oberheuser, Peter Damian, Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, and Sushruta. After him are Carl Wernicke, Albrecht von Haller, Marie François Xavier Bichat, Theodor Billroth, Joseph Erlanger, and Baruj Benacerraf.

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Contemporaries

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 Géza II of Hungary, and Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona. After him are Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, Haakon II of Norway, and Odo II, Duke of Burgundy.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ibn Zuhr ranks 286 out of 3,355. Before him are Muhammad I of Granada (1194), Abraham Abulafia (1240), Liuvigild (525), Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1609), Fernando Alonso (1981), and Ildefons Cerdà (1815). After him are Jesús Franco (1930), Marcus Annius Verus (100), Al-Hakam I (770), Sancho IV of Castile (1258), Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1488), and La Belle Otero (1868).

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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 Joseph Calasanz (1556), Severo Ochoa (1905), Hasdai ibn Shaprut (910), Leander of Seville (534), Petrus Alphonsi (1062), Nicolás Monardes (1508), Gregorio Marañón (1887), Concepción Aleixandre (1862), and Fernando Quiroga Palacios (1900).

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