Aaron of Alexandria explained

Aaron of Alexandria (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Άαρων ο Αλεξανδρεύς) was a Greek physician active in the 7th century. His works were translated into Arabic and Syriac, and were used later by al-Razi.^[1]

Life and works

Aaron wrote 30 books on medicine, the "Pandects". He was the first medical author in antiquity who mentioned the diseases of small pox and measles.^[2]

External links

• Book: Lemprière, John. Universal biography: containing a copious account, critical and historical, of the life and character, labors and actions of eminent persons, in all ages and countries, conditions and professions, arranged in alphabetical order : abridged from the larger work. 23 December 2013. 1808. Printed for T. Caldell and W. Davies. 10–.
• Book: Baldwin. Charles N.. Crapo. Henry Howland. A Universal Biographical Dictionary: Containing the Lives of the Most Celebrated Characters of Every Age and Nation ... to which is Added, a Dictionary of the Principal Divinities and Heroes of Grecian and Roman Mythology; and Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Living Characters. 23 December 2013. 1825. 3–.
• Book: Crabb, George. Universal Historical Dictionary: Or Explanation of the Names of Persons and Places in the Departments of Biblical, Political and Eccles. History, Mythology, Heraldry, Biography, Bibliography, Geography, and Numismatics. 23 December 2013. 1833. Baldwin and Cradock. 11–.

Notes and References

1. Book: A. F. L. Beeston. Arabic Literature to the End of the Umayyad Period. 29 September 2013. 3 November 1983. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-24015-4. 468.
2. Book: Riggs, Christina . The Oxford Handbook of Roman Egypt . 23 December 2013 . 2012-06-21 . Oxford University Press . 9780191626333 . 311–312.