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Identification
Hirmūs b. al-Bayṭār
هرموس بن البيطار
Hirmis b. al-Bayṭār
هرمس ابن البيطار
Dates
Biographic comments
The name seems to be a confusion and conflating of the Spanish botanist Ibn al-Bayṭār (d. 646/1248) with the Greek figure Hermes Trismegistus, who is often invoked as an authority for magical and occult medical remedies.
Additional information
References
- Person Hirmis / هرمس
- Person Ibn al-Bayṭār, Abū Muḥammad ʻAbd Allāh b. Aḥmad al-Dīn al-Mālaqī / ابن البيطار، أبو محمد عبد الله...
Bibliographical references
- A New Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts in the Bo... on page 514-515