Ibn al-Jazzar
Ibn al-Jazzar | |
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| Born | 895 Kairouan, now Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia |
| Died | 979 (aged 84) Kairouan, now Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia |
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| Notable works | Zād al-Musāfir wa Quwwat al-Hādhir زاد المسافر وقوت الحاضر (Viaticum) |
Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Abī Khālid ibn al-Jazzār al-Qayrawani (895–979) (Arabic: أبو جعفر أحمد بن أبي خالد بن الجزار القيرواني), was a 10th-century Arab Muslim physician who became famous for his writings on Islamic medicine. He was born in Qayrawan in Tunisia. He was known in Europe by the Latinized name Algizar.