- Ibn Al-Jazzar
Abu Ja'far Ahmad bin Abi Khalid Ibn al-Jazzar Al-Qayrawani (circa 898-980) ( _ar. أبو جعفر أحمد بن أبي خالد بن الجزار القيرواني), was a 10th century influential
Arab Muslim physician who became famous for his writings onIslamic medicine . He was born inQayrawan in modern-dayTunisia . [ [http://www.muslimheritage.com/day_life/default.cfm?ArticleID=437&Oldpage=1 MuslimHeritage.com - Muslim Scholars ] ] He was known in Europe by theLatin ized name Algizar.Books
His major work was "Zad El-Musafir".He also had some books on
geriatric medicine and health of elderly (Kitab Tibb Al Machayikh) [http://www.islam.org.br/al_jazzar.htm Al Jazzar] ] or (Teb Al-Mashaikh wa hefz sehatahom) [ [http://www.bium.univ-paris5.fr/ishm/vesalius/VESx1998x04x01.pdf "Vesalius" Official journal of the International Society for the History of Medicine] ] . Also a book on sleep disorders and another one on forgetfulness and how to strengthen memory (Kitab Al Nissian wa Toroq Taqwiati Adhakira) [ [http://www.medarus.org/Medecins/MedecinsTextes/al_jazzar.htm Algizar a web page in french] ] [Geritt Bos, "Ibn al-Jazzar", "Risala fi l-isyan" (Treatise on forgetfulness), London, 1995] and a Treatise on causes of mortality (Rissala Fi Asbab Al Wafah). Also he had cother books on thepediatrics , Fevers, Sexual disorders, Medicine of the poors [ [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/arabic/mon3.html#a92item1 Islamic medical Manuscripts] ] , Theraputics, Vaticum, Coryza, Stomach disorders, Leprosy, Separate drugs, compound drugs and this is beside his books in other areas of Science e.g. History, Animals and literature.References
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List of Arab scientists and scholars External links
* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/arabic/bioI.html#jazzar Ibn al-Jazzār]
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