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2 unusual facts about Father of modern surgery


Father of modern surgery

Abu Al-Qasim's influence continued for at least five centuries after his death, extending into the Renaissance, evidenced by al-Tasrif's frequent reference by French surgeon Jacques Daléchamps (1513-1588).

Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi (born in Córdoba, Spain; 936-1013), also called Abulcasis, wrote Al-Tasrif (The Method of Medicine), a 30-part medical encyclopedia in Arabic.



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Rhoda Truax

Joseph Lister, Father of Modern Surgery, Bobbs Merrill, Indianapolis and New York, 1944