Medicine, Surgery, and Pharmacology
Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari
Active c. 838–870
Medicine, Surgery, and Pharmacology
c. 838–870
An early medical scholar associated with important encyclopedic works.
Field of Achievement
Physicians and surgeons in the medieval Islamic world combined clinical observation, encyclopedic writing, and practical treatment in hospitals and teaching centers.
Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari is featured here as part of IMPMS's reader-friendly guide to medieval Muslim contributions in medicine, surgery, and pharmacology.
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