Abu Bakr al-Razi

c. 864–c. 925

Persian physician who first distinguished smallpox from measles.

Known as

Physician

Category

Scientists & Inventors

Born

c. 864, Ray

Died

c. 925, Ray

Alive at the same time as Abu Bakr al-Razi

• Saints Cyril and Methodius c. 815–885, missionary
• Thabit ibn Qurra c. 826–901, mathematician
• Al-Tabari 839–c. 923, historian
• Alfred the Great 849–899, king
• Harald Fairhair c. 850–c. 932, king
• Al-Battani c. 858–c. 929, astronomer
• Mansur al-Hallaj c. 858–922, mystic
• Rollo c. 860–c. 930, nobleman
• Al-Farabi c. 872–c. 950, philosopher
• Ibn Fadlan c. 879–c. 960, traveler
• Al-Masudi c. 896–c. 956, traveler
• Otto the Great 912–973, emperor

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