OverviewA physician remembered for writing on medicine and smallpox.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 865 – c. 925 CE
Life and settingAbu Bakr al-Razi practised medicine in Rayy and Baghdad. He should be distinguished from the later theologian Fakhr al-Din al-Razi.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyHis writings include a comparison of smallpox and measles and the large medical compilation al-Hawi. His work reflects attention to observation and accumulated medical experience.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
SourcesOriginal concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
