Academy of Gondishapur
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The Academy of Gondishapur was a renowned Sasanian-era intellectual and medical center in present-day Iran, famous for its advanced hospital, medical school, and role in preserving and synthesizing Greek, Persian, and Indian knowledge.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Academy of Gundeshapur | 1 |
| Gundeshapur medical school | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient academy
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intellectual center ⓘ medical school ⓘ teaching hospital ⓘ |
| approximateFoundationCentury | 3rd century ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Sasanian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineAfterEvent | Islamic conquest of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationalModel | integration of clinical practice and teaching ⓘ |
| employed |
Greek-trained physicians
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Persian scholars ⓘ Syriac-speaking Christian physicians ⓘ |
| era | Sasanian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
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mathematics ⓘ medicine ⓘ pharmacology ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
6th century
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7th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
hospital
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library ⓘ medical school ⓘ translation center ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baghdad’s House of Wisdom
NERFINISHED
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Islamic Golden Age medicine ⓘ hospital systems in the Islamic world ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advanced hospital
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medical education ⓘ preservation of Greek knowledge ⓘ preservation of Indian knowledge ⓘ preservation of Persian knowledge ⓘ synthesis of Greek, Persian, and Indian learning ⓘ translation of scientific texts ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
Greek
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Middle Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac ⓘ |
| legacy | prototype for later Islamic hospitals and medical schools ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gondishapur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Khuzestan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Sasanian kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedRefugeeScholarsFrom | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
hub for transmission of Hellenistic science to the Islamic world
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major center of late antique medical learning ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Academy of Gundeshapur
this entity surface form:
Gundeshapur medical school