Jabril ibn Bukhtishu
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Jabril ibn Bukhtishu, also written as Bakhtyshu, was an 8-9th century physician from the Bukhtishu
family of Persian Nestorian physicians from the Academy of Gundishapur
. He spoke the Syriac language
.
Grandson of Jirjis ibn Jibril, he lived in the second half of the eighth century.
He was physician to Ja'far the Barmakide, then in 805-6 to Harun al-Rashid
and later to al-Ma'mun
; died in 828-29; buried in the monastery of St. Sergios in Madain (Ctesiphon
).
He wrote various medical works and exerted much influence upon the progress of science in Baghdad
. He was a member of the Bakhtyashu family
. He took pains to obtain Greek medical manuscripts and patronized the translators.
Bukhtishu
Bakhtshooa Gondishapoori were Persian Nestorian Christian physicians from the 7th, 8th, and 9th centuries, spanning 6 generations and 250 years. Some of them served as the personal physicians of Caliphs. Jurjis son of Bukht-Yishu was awarded 10,000 dinars by al-Mansur after attending to his malady...
family of Persian Nestorian physicians from the Academy of Gundishapur
Academy of Gundishapur
The Academy of Gondishapur , also Jondishapur , was a renowned academy of learning in the city of Gundeshapur during late antiquity, the intellectual center of the Sassanid empire. It offered training in medicine, philosophy, theology and science. The faculty were versed in the Zoroastrian and...
. He spoke the Syriac language
Syriac language
Syriac is a dialect of Middle Aramaic that was once spoken across much of the Fertile Crescent. Having first appeared as a script in the 1st century AD after being spoken as an unwritten language for five centuries, Classical Syriac became a major literary language throughout the Middle East from...
.
Grandson of Jirjis ibn Jibril, he lived in the second half of the eighth century.
He was physician to Ja'far the Barmakide, then in 805-6 to Harun al-Rashid
Harun al-Rashid
Hārūn al-Rashīd was the fifth Arab Abbasid Caliph in Iraq. He was born in Rey, Iran, close to modern Tehran. His birth date remains a point of discussion, though, as various sources give the dates from 763 to 766)....
and later to al-Ma'mun
Al-Ma'mun
Abū Jaʿfar Abdullāh al-Māʾmūn ibn Harūn was an Abbasid caliph who reigned from 813 until his death in 833...
; died in 828-29; buried in the monastery of St. Sergios in Madain (Ctesiphon
Ctesiphon
Ctesiphon, the imperial capital of the Parthian Arsacids and of the Persian Sassanids, was one of the great cities of ancient Mesopotamia.The ruins of the city are located on the east bank of the Tigris, across the river from the Hellenistic city of Seleucia...
).
He wrote various medical works and exerted much influence upon the progress of science in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
. He was a member of the Bakhtyashu family
Bukhtishu
Bakhtshooa Gondishapoori were Persian Nestorian Christian physicians from the 7th, 8th, and 9th centuries, spanning 6 generations and 250 years. Some of them served as the personal physicians of Caliphs. Jurjis son of Bukht-Yishu was awarded 10,000 dinars by al-Mansur after attending to his malady...
. He took pains to obtain Greek medical manuscripts and patronized the translators.
Sources
- F. Wüstenfeld, Arabische Aerzte (15-16, l840).
- Lucien Leclerc, Médecine arabe (vol. 1, 99-102, 1876).
- Max Meyerhof, New Light on Hunain ibn Ishaq (Isis, VIII, 717, 1926).
See also
- List of Iranian scientists
- The BukhtishuBukhtishuBakhtshooa Gondishapoori were Persian Nestorian Christian physicians from the 7th, 8th, and 9th centuries, spanning 6 generations and 250 years. Some of them served as the personal physicians of Caliphs. Jurjis son of Bukht-Yishu was awarded 10,000 dinars by al-Mansur after attending to his malady...
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. - Yuhanna ibn BukhtishuYuhanna ibn BukhtishuYuhanna ibn Bukhtishu was a 9th century Persian physician from Khuzestan, Persia..Yuhanna ibn Bukhtishu‘ was a member of a prominent family of Nestorian Christian physicians originally from Jundishapur in Khuzastan who worked in Baghdad from the 8th through the 10th centuries...