Correct Answer:
B. Al-Razi
Correct answer: Al-Razi. Al-Razi (Rhazes) wrote Kitab al-Hawi, a large medical encyclopedia.
Background: Al-Hawi gathered medical knowledge from Greek, Indian, and Arabic sources.
- Ibn Nafees: Ibn al-Nafis described the pulmonary circulation.
- Al-Kindi: Al-Kindi is known as a philosopher.
- Ibn Haitham: Ibn al-Haytham is known for the Book of Optics.
Did you know? Al-Razi also wrote an early work distinguishing smallpox from measles.
Memory trick: Al-Hawi = Al-Razi.