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Al-Razi
Distinguishing smallpox from measles and advancing clinical observation.
Smallpox and measles · Al-Hawi
- Born
- c. 865
- Birthplace
- Rayy, present-day Iran
- Died
- Unknown
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Al-Razi
Abu Bakr al-Razi, known in Latin as Rhazes, was a Persian physician and philosophical writer active around the ninth and tenth centuries.
Early life
Rayy
Was associated with this important city near modern Tehran.
Uncertain biography
Accounts of his early training differ and contain later traditions.
Career
- Late ninth century
Medical practice
Developed a career in clinical medicine.
- Around 900
Hospital medicine
Worked in Rayy and Baghdad, according to biographical traditions.
- Early tenth century
Medical writing
Produced works later studied across the Islamic world and Europe.
Medical writings
Smallpox and measles
Explained differences between the two illnesses.
Al-Hawi
Collected observations and earlier medical knowledge.
Al-Mansuri
Presented a systematic account of medicine.
Beyond work
Philosophy
Wrote on ethics and other philosophical questions.
Transmission
Latin translations carried his medical writings into European study.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: See source. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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