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Arab encyclopedist and physician
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Male
Birth
Place of birth
Sinjar, Nineveh Governorate, Kingdom of Iraq, Iraq
Death
Place of death
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Age
62 years
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Biography
Muhammad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn al-Akfani (Arabic: ابن الأكفاني) (1286-ca. 1348-49) was an Arab encyclopedist and physician.
Life
Ibn al-Akfani was born in Sinjar, Iraq and lived in Cairo, Egypt. He worked at Al-Mansuri Hospital. He died in either 1348 or 1349 of the bubonic plague.
Work
He wrote at least 22 books. Most of his books were science related, including logic, gemology, mathematics, medicine and astronomy. Specific subjects include bloodletting, slavery and ophthalmology.
His most famous work was a science encyclopedia called Iršād al-qāsid ilā asnā' al-maqāsid. The encyclopedia examines 60 subjects with bibliographies and a glossary of terms. His book, Kitāb nuhab al-dahā'ir fī ahwāl al-jawāhir, is about gemstones, with a focus about jacinth.
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Notable Egyptian people in healthcare and medicine
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1200 to 1399
Notable Iraqi people in healthcare and medicine
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1200 to 1399
Notable Egyptian people in social science
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1200 to 1399
Notable Iraqi people in social science
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1200 to 1399
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