Persian polymath, physician, chemist and philosopher (854-925). Abu Bakr al-Razi was born in 866 CE in what is now Iran. Abu Bakr al-Razi is remembered as a mathematician, chemist and philosopher. Notable works include “Ṭibb al-rūḥānī”, “The comprehensive book on medicine” and “Doubts About Galen”.
Before and after
- 860 CEConstruction of Alamut Castle
- from 861 CE to 1003Saffarid dynasty
- from 862 CE to 1598Rurikids
- from 865 CE to 866 CECaliphal Civil War
- 866 CEBirth of Abu Bakr al-Razi
- from 868 CE to 905 CETulunids
- 870 CEBirth of Farabi
- 8 August 870 CETreaty of Meerssen
- from 872 CE to 1521Přemyslid dynasty
More in Science & technology
- 721 CEBirth of Jabir ibn Hayyan
- 850 CEDeath of Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- 965 CEBirth of Ibn al-Haytham
- 1098Birth of Hildegard of Bingen
- 1270Glasses
- 13th centuryDiscovery of arsenic
The era
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