Paulus Ægineta

Paulus Ægineta, a celebrated Greek physician, was born in the island of Ægina, and flourished most probably during the conquests of the calif Omar in the 7th century. Of his life we know almost nothing more than that he pursued his medical studies first at Alexandria, and afterwards in Greece and other countries. He had much knowledge and skill in surgery and obstetrics, and his Synopsis of the Medical Art has gone through many editions both in its original Greek and in Latin, English, and other translations.