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Abū Bakr al-Rāzī (full name: أبو بکر محمد بن زکریاء الرازي, Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī), [a] c. 864 or 865–925 or 935 CE, [b] often known as (al-)Razi or by his Latin name Rhazes, also rendered Rhasis, was a Persian physician, philosopher and alchemist who lived during the Islamic Golden Age.
al-Rāzī (born c. 854, Rayy, Persia [now in Iran]—died 925/935, Rayy) was a celebrated alchemist and Muslim philosopher who is also considered to have been the greatest physician of the Islamic world. One tradition holds that al-Rāzī was already an alchemist before he gained his medical knowledge.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 2, 2021 · Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariya Al Razi is not a familiar name to most in the English-speaking world. But he was one of the most notable persons in the history of medicine.
- Bipin Dimri
May 19, 2021 · Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī made his fame mostly as a doctor. As his name “al-Rāzī” indicates, he hailed from the Persian city of Rayy, near modern-day Tehran. His biographers report that he ran a hospital there, and another in Baghdad.
Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariya Al Razi (Rhazes): Philosopher, Physician and Alchemist. Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariya Al Razi was born in Al Rayy, a town on the southern slopes of El Burz mountains near present-day Tehran, Iran, in the year 865 AD (251 Hegira). His early interests were in music.
- Samir S Amr, Abdulghani Tbakhi
- 10.5144/0256-4947.2007.305
- 2007
- Ann Saudi Med. 2007 Jul-Aug; 27(4): 305-307.
Nov 4, 2021 · Learn about the life, works and achievements of Al-Razi, a Muslim Persian scholar, researcher, physician and alchemist who lived in the 9th and 10th centuries CE. He made significant contributions to chemistry, medicine and philosophy, and challenged the authority of Galen, the ancient Greek physician.
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Jul 15, 2024 · Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariya Al-Razi, also known as Rhazes, was a 10th-century Persian polymath who made significant contributions to medicine, philosophy, chemistry, and psychiatry. He is credited with founding the first psychiatric ward in Baghdad, highlighting the medical treatment of mental illnesses.
