Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi

Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi

Abū Bakr al-Rāzī (full name: أبو بکر محمد بن زکریاء الرازي, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī), c. 864 or 865–925 or 935 CE, often known as (al-)Razi or by his Latin name Rhazes, also rendered Rhasis, was a Persian physician, philosopher and alchemist who lived during the Islamic Golden Age. He is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of medicine, and also wrote on logic, astronomy and grammar. He is also known for his criticism of religion, especially with regard to the concepts of prophethood and revelation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi has received more than 1,236,925 page views. His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2019). Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi is the 10th most popular physician (up from 14th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Iran (up from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Iranian Physician.

Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (865-925) was a Persian polymath, physician, alchemist, philosopher, and important figure in the history of medicine. He wrote more than 200 works on a wide range of subjects, of which around 50 have survived. His most famous work is The Comprehensive Book of Medicine, which was translated into Latin and remained a standard medical text in Europe for centuries.