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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 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

Among physicians, Ibn Zuhr ranks 187 out of 502Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1091, Ibn Zuhr ranks 1After him is Floris II, Count of Holland. Among people deceased in 1162, Ibn Zuhr ranks 4Before 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.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ibn Zuhr ranks 386 out of 2,932Before 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).

Among PHYSICIANS In Spain

Among physicians born in Spain, Ibn Zuhr ranks 3Before 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).