Abu Jafar ibn Harun al-Turjali
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Abu Jafar ibn Harun al-Turjali was born and raised in Trujillo to a noted Muwallad Muslim family. He received his education in Cordoba and later entered Almoravid service as a physician in Seville in Al-Andalus, he was a talented reader regarding the works of philosophy, he was thoroughly familiar with the Principles and the Branches of medical science, he was an excellent practitioner and his cures were frequently successful. He was the renowned educator of Ibn Bajjah and the young Ibn Rushd in his late years.
