Jabril ibn Bukhtishu

Jabril ibn Bukhtishu
ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܒܪ ܒܟܬܐܝܫܘܥ
Born8th century
Died828 AD
Ctesiphon (modern-day Baghdad)
Resting placeMonastery of St. Sergios in Ctesiphon
OccupationPhysician
Notable workTreatise on Medicine and Psychological Phenomena

Jabril ibn Bukhtishu (also spelled Jibril ibn Bakhtisha, Gabriel bar Bokhtisho', or Bakhtyshu) was an influential 8th–9th century physician from the prominent Bukhtishu (Bokhtisho') family, a dynasty of Church of the East Christian doctors associated with the Academy of Gondishapur. He spoke Syriac, though much of his medical work was composed in Arabic.

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