Ibn al-Baytar
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Ibn al-Baytar was a prominent 13th-century Andalusian physician and botanist renowned for his influential works on pharmacology and medicinal plants in the Islamic Golden Age.
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| Ibn al-Baytar canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Ibn al-Baytar Context triple: [Islamic medicine, keyFigure, Ibn al-Baytar]
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Jabir ibn Hayyan
Jabir ibn Hayyan was a pioneering polymath often regarded as the father of early chemistry (alchemy), whose works profoundly influenced Islamic and later European scientific thought.
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Samuel ibn Tibbon
Samuel ibn Tibbon was a medieval Jewish philosopher and translator best known for rendering Maimonides’ works, especially the Guide for the Perplexed, from Arabic into Hebrew, thereby shaping Jewish intellectual history.
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Al-Sufi
Al-Sufi was a renowned 10th-century Persian astronomer and scholar best known for his influential star catalog and detailed descriptions of constellations in "The Book of Fixed Stars."
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Ibn ‘Ajiba
Ibn ‘Ajiba was an 18th–19th century Moroccan Sufi scholar, Qur’anic commentator, and spiritual master known for integrating Shadhili mystical teachings with rigorous Islamic scholarship.
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Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini
Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini was a prominent 10th-century Islamic theologian and Shafi'i jurist known for his influential role in the development of Ash'ari kalam.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ibn al-Baytar Target entity description: Ibn al-Baytar was a prominent 13th-century Andalusian physician and botanist renowned for his influential works on pharmacology and medicinal plants in the Islamic Golden Age.
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A.
Jabir ibn Hayyan
Jabir ibn Hayyan was a pioneering polymath often regarded as the father of early chemistry (alchemy), whose works profoundly influenced Islamic and later European scientific thought.
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B.
Samuel ibn Tibbon
Samuel ibn Tibbon was a medieval Jewish philosopher and translator best known for rendering Maimonides’ works, especially the Guide for the Perplexed, from Arabic into Hebrew, thereby shaping Jewish intellectual history.
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C.
Al-Sufi
Al-Sufi was a renowned 10th-century Persian astronomer and scholar best known for his influential star catalog and detailed descriptions of constellations in "The Book of Fixed Stars."
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D.
Ibn ‘Ajiba
Ibn ‘Ajiba was an 18th–19th century Moroccan Sufi scholar, Qur’anic commentator, and spiritual master known for integrating Shadhili mystical teachings with rigorous Islamic scholarship.
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E.
Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini
Abu Ishaq al-Isfarayini was a prominent 10th-century Islamic theologian and Shafi'i jurist known for his influential role in the development of Ash'ari kalam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andalusian scholar
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botanist ⓘ medieval scientist ⓘ pharmacologist ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ibn al-Bayṭār
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surface form:
Ibn al-Baitar
Ibn al-Bayṭār ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Málaga
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Andalusia ⓘ
surface form:
al-Andalus
|
| citizenship |
Andalusia
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Andalus
|
| deathPlace |
Ayyubid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Ayyubid Sultanate
Damascus ⓘ |
| employer |
Ayyubid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Ayyubid court
|
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab
|
| fieldOfWork |
botany
ⓘ
materia medica ⓘ medicine ⓘ pharmacology ⓘ |
| fullName | Ḍiyāʾ al-Dīn Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad al-Mālaqī ⓘ |
| influenced |
European herbalists
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later Islamic physicians ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Dioscorides
ⓘ
Galen ⓘ Avicenna ⓘ
surface form:
Ibn Sina
Al-Razi (Rhazes) ⓘ
surface form:
al-Razi
|
| knownFor |
critical evaluation of earlier pharmacological literature
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describing hundreds of new simples ⓘ systematic compilation of medicinal plants ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy |
influential source for later Latin and European herbals
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major reference in pharmacology for centuries in the Islamic world ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
herbal medicine
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medicinal plants ⓘ pharmacognosy ⓘ |
| methodology | empirical observation of plants and drugs ⓘ |
| movement | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kitab al-Adwiya al-Mufrada
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surface form:
Al-Jāmiʿ li-mufradāt al-adwiya wa-l-aghdhiya
Kitab al-Adwiya al-Mufrada ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Mughni fi al-Adwiya al-Mufrada
Kitab al-Adwiya al-Mufrada ⓘ
surface form:
Kitab al-Jami fi al-Adwiya al-Mufrada
Kitab al-Adwiya al-Mufrada ⓘ
surface form:
Kitab al-Mughni fi al-Adwiya al-Mufrada
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| numberOfDescribedDrugs | more than 1400 ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chief herbalist of the Ayyubid court in Cairo ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
| travelledTo |
Asia Minor
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Egypt ⓘ North Africa ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| workFocus |
classification of simples by therapeutic properties
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comparison of Greek and Islamic pharmacological sources ⓘ |
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