Muhammad Ibn Zakariya Al-Razi - Quotes About Razi

Quotes About Razi

"Rhazes was the greatest physician of Islam and the Medieval Ages."– George Sarton

"Rhazes remained up to the 17th century the indisputable authority of medicine."– The Encyclopaedia of Islam

"His writings on smallpox and measles show originality and accuracy, and his essay on infectious diseases was the first scientific treatise on the subject." – The Bulletin of the World Health Organization (May 1970)

"In today's world we tend to see scientific advance as the product of great movements, massive grant-funded projects, and larger-than-life socio-economic forces. It is easy to forget, therefore, that many contributions stemmed from the individual efforts of scholars like Rhazes. Indeed, pharmacy can trace much of its historical foundations to the singular achievements of this ninth-century Persian scholar." — Michael E. Flannery