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Al-Zahrawi

Abū al-Qāsim Khalaf ibn al-'Abbās al-Zahrāwī al-Ansari (c. 936–1013), popularly known as al-Zahrawi, Latinised as Albucasis or Abulcasis (from Arabic Abū al-Qāsim), was an Arab physician, surgeon and chemist from al-Andalus. He is considered one of the greatest surgeons of the Middle Ages.

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Surgical career

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Kitab al-Tasrif

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Known for
Pioneer of surgery · author of medical encyclopedia Kitab al-Tasrif
Occupation
Physician
Born
c. 936 Medina Azahara, al-Andalus (near present-day Córdoba, Spain)
Died
1013 (aged 76–77)
Era
Islamic Golden Age
Influenced
Abu Muhammad bin Hazm, Guy de Chauliac, Jacques Daléchamps

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Al-Zahrawi

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related to Sources · 68
Al-Zahrawi → Abbas, Abu, Abulcasis, Abulcasis Al-Zahrāwī, Abū, ADEVA, Adhān, Aegina's Pragmateia, Akademische Druck, Al-Benna, Albucasis, All, Almeria, Andalucia, Arabic Text, Arvide Cambra, Austrian National Library, Binding, BRILL, Brill Archive
related to On Surgery and Instruments · 20
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related to Legacy · 14
Al-Zahrawi → Al-Zahrawi's, Arabic, Chauliac, Donald Campbell, Europe, French, Guy, In, Jacques Daléchamps, Middle Ages, Pietro Argallata, Renaissance, Tasrif, Tasrif's
related to Biography · 12
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related to Pharmacology and cosmetics · 12
Al-Zahrawi → Adwiyat, As, Beauty, European, He, In, Latin, Liber Servitoris, Medicine, The, West, Zinah
related to Kitab al-Tasrif · 6
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related to Surgical career · 4
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related to Tone · 4
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Known for · 2
Al-Zahrawi → author of medical encyclopedia Kitab al-Tasrif, Pioneer of surgery
Born · 1
Al-Zahrawi → c. 936 Medina Azahara, al-Andalus (near present-day Córdoba, Spain)

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surgery medicine also surgical al-tasrif instruments medical first de kitab al-zahrawi's physician isbn book surgeon one europe years used work

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Al-ZahrawiBornc. 936 Medina Azahara, al-Andalus (near present-day Córdoba, Spain)1.00infobox
Al-ZahrawiDied1013 (aged 76–77)1.00infobox
Al-ZahrawiEraIslamic Golden Age1.00infobox
Al-ZahrawiInfluencedAbu Muhammad bin Hazm, Guy de Chauliac, Jacques Daléchamps1.00infobox
Al-ZahrawiKnown forPioneer of surgery1.00infobox
Al-ZahrawiKnown forauthor of medical encyclopedia Kitab al-Tasrif1.00infobox
Al-ZahrawiOccupationPhysician1.00infobox
Ibn al-Wafidinstance ofHe was a contemporary or near contemporary of Andalusian chemists0.80text
al-Majritiinstance ofHe was a contemporary or near contemporary of Andalusian chemists0.80text
Artephiusinstance ofHe was a contemporary or near contemporary of Andalusian chemists0.80text
inspection of the interior of the urethrainstance offor purposes0.80text
also inspectioninstance offor purposes0.80text

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