Ibn Zuhr

Muslim scholar
Abū Merwān ’Abdal-Malik ibn Zuhr
Title Ibn Zuhr
Born 1091
Died 1161
Region Al-Andalus

Abū Merwān ’Abdal-Malik ibn Zuhr (Arabic: أبو مروان عبد الملك بن زهر‎) (also known as Ibn Zuhr, Avenzoar, Abumeron or Ibn-Zohr) (1091–1161) was a Muslim physician, surgeon and teacher in Al-Andalus.

He was born at Seville (now southwestern Spain). His famous book Al-Taisir Fil-Mudawat Wal-Tadbeer (Book of Simplification Concerning Therapeutics and Diet) was influential to the progress of surgery. He also improved surgical and medical knowledge by keying out several diseases and their treatments.

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