About Abu 'Ubayd al-Juzjani
Lived 980 – 1070 (aged 89–90). Abu 'Ubayd al-Juzjani was a writer, physician, chronicler and biographer.
Abū 'Ubayd al-Jūzjānī (d.1070) was a Muslim physician and chronicler from Guzgan (modern day Uzbekistan).
He was the famous pupil of Avicenna, whom he first met in Gorgan. He spent many years with his master in Isfahan, becoming his lifetime companion. After Avicenna's death, he completed Avicenna's Autobiography with a concluding section.
The historian Ibn Abi Usaibia refers Avicenna and his close companion Abu Ubayd lived together the residence of Sheikh al-Raiss (which is the title given to Avicenna) and were used to pass each night on studying one by one the Canon and Shifā s instructions.
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Who was Abu 'Ubayd al-Juzjani?
Persian physician and chronicler from Guzgan
When was Abu 'Ubayd al-Juzjani born?
Abu 'Ubayd al-Juzjani was born in 980 in Khorasan, Guzgan.
When did Abu 'Ubayd al-Juzjani die?
Abu 'Ubayd al-Juzjani died in 1070.
What was Abu 'Ubayd al-Juzjani's occupation?
Abu 'Ubayd al-Juzjani was a writer, physician, chronicler and biographer.
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