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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), traditionally known by his Latinized name Avenzoar (; 1094–1162), was an Arabphysician, 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. He was particularly known for his emphasis on a more rational, empiric basis of m HISTORY OF MEDICINE: Biography of Avenzoar KUW