1198 CEmajor

Death of Ibn Rushd (Averroes)

وفاة ابن رشد

Marrakech, Morocco

Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Rushd, the great Andalusian philosopher, jurist, and physician, died in Marrakech. His commentaries on Aristotle profoundly influenced both Islamic and European philosophy.

Sources

  • Siyar A'lam al-Nubala