Al-Razi (Rhazes)
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Islamic Golden Age scholar
Persian scholar
alchemist
chemist
hospital physician
medical writer
philosopher
physician
polymath
rationalist theologian
Al-Razi (Rhazes) was a pioneering Persian polymath and physician renowned for his influential works in medicine, chemistry, and philosophy during the early Islamic world.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Al-Razi | 2 |
| Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi | 1 |
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Islamic Golden Age scholar
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Persian scholar ⓘ alchemist ⓘ chemist ⓘ hospital physician ⓘ medical writer ⓘ philosopher ⓘ physician ⓘ polymath ⓘ rationalist theologian ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ray, Iran ⓘ |
| citizenship | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of hospital medicine in the Islamic world
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early clinical differentiation of infectious diseases ⓘ integration of philosophy and medicine ⓘ systematization of medical knowledge ⓘ |
| era |
10th century
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9th century ⓘ Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Persians ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
clinical medicine
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ethics in medicine ⓘ experimental medicine ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ ophthalmology ⓘ pediatrics ⓘ pharmacology ⓘ toxicology ⓘ |
| hasLatinName |
Rasis
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Rhazes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasName |
Al-Razi (Rhazes)
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surface form:
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi
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| influenced |
Ibn Sina
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Latin scholastic physicians ⓘ medieval European medicine ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Galen
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Greek philosophy ⓘ Hippocrates ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critical approach to Galenic medicine
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distinguishing smallpox from measles clinically ⓘ early clinical pharmacology ⓘ ethical writings on the physician–patient relationship ⓘ hospital-based medical practice ⓘ Al-Hawi ⓘ
surface form:
large medical encyclopedia Al-Hawi
systematic clinical observation in medicine ⓘ use of case histories in medicine ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
alchemy
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chemistry ⓘ ethics ⓘ medicine ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Al-Hawi al-Kabir
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Kitab al-Tibb al-Nabawi (Prophetic medicine works) ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Tibb al-Ruhani
De variolis et morbillis ⓘ Al-Hawi ⓘ
surface form:
Kitab al-Hawi
Kitab al-Jadari wa al-Hasbah ⓘ Kitab al-Mansuri ⓘ
surface form:
Kitab al-Mansuri fi al-tibb
Kitab al-Sirr al-Asrar ⓘ Liber Continens ⓘ Liber ad Almansorem ⓘ Spiritual Medicine ⓘ |
| occupation |
chief physician at the hospital of Baghdad
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physician at the hospital of Ray ⓘ |
| philosophicalView |
critical attitude toward authority in science
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emphasis on reason in religion and ethics ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
comparative case analysis
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empirical clinical observation ⓘ experimental testing of remedies ⓘ |
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