Abo Bakr Arrazi (Rhazes)

Rhazes (circa 865-925 A.D.), Persian-born physician who wrote extensively in Arabic, is pictured at the bedside of a young patient afflicted with measles. First to describe measles and smallpox with clinical accuracy, Rhazes also was first to observe and report papillary reaction to light. He also wrote the earliest known book on pediatric care. Representing Arabic medicine at its best, Rhazes’ accomplishments of more than a thousand years ago still command admiration.