al-Rāzī, Abū Bakr

Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī (c. 864 or 865-925 or 935) was a Persian polymath – a physician, medical researcher, philosopher writing about many topics, and an alchemist. He is best remebered for his medical writings, some of which were infleuntial for centuries.

 

Synonyms:
Rhazes

Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.