Ibn Zuhr

Ibn Zuhr ابن زهر
Avenzoar
An imaginary sketch representing Muslim physician Ibn Zuhr.
Born1094
Peñaflor, Almoravid empire, now Province of Seville, Spain
Died1162 (aged 68)
Seville, Almohad empire, now Province of Seville, Spain
Academic background
Influences
  • Abu al-'Ala' (father)
  • Galen
Academic work
EraMedieval Islamic civilization
Notable worksKitab al-Taisir fi al-Mudawat wa al-Tadbir
InfluencedAverroes, Maimonides, Pietro d'Abano, Guy de Chauliac

Abū Marwān ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Zuhr (Arabic: أبو مروان عبد الملك بن زهر),[1] traditionally known by his Latinized name Avenzoar[a] (/ˌɑːvənˈzoʊər/;[2] 1094–1162), was an Arab physician, surgeon, and poet. He was born at Seville in medieval Andalusia (present-day Spain), was a contemporary of Averroes and Ibn Tufail, and was the most well-regarded physician of his era.[3] He was particularly known for his emphasis on a more rational, empiric basis of medicine. His major work, Al-Taysīr fil-Mudāwāt wal-Tadbīr ("Book of Simplification Concerning Therapeutics and Diet"), was translated into Latin and Hebrew and was influential to the progress of surgery. He also improved surgical and medical knowledge by keying out several diseases and their treatments.

Ibn Zuhr performed the first experimental tracheotomy on a goat.[4] He is thought to have made the earliest description of bezoar stones as medicinal items.[5]

  1. ^ "Historical Introduction". Archived from the original on June 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Thomas, Joseph (1870). Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 222.
  3. ^ Azar 2008, p. 1.
  4. ^ Missori, Paolo; Brunetto, Giacoma M.; Domenicucci, Maurizio (7 February 2012). "Origin of the Cannula for Tracheotomy During the Middle Ages and Renaissance". World Journal of Surgery. 36 (4): 928–934. doi:10.1007/s00268-012-1435-1. PMID 22311135. S2CID 3121262.
  5. ^ Byrne, Joseph P. (31 January 2012). Encyclopedia of the Black Death. ABC-CLIO. p. 33. ISBN 978-1598842531.


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