John Bagot Glubb Professions : SoldierBorn : April 16, 1897Died : March 17, 1986 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by John Bagot Glubb By Mamun's time medical schools were extremely active in Baghdad. The first free public hospital was opened in Baghdad during the Caliphate of Haroon-ar-Rashid. As the system developed, physicians and surgeons were appointed who gave lectures to medical students and issued diplomas to those who were considered qualified to practice. The first hospital in Egypt was opened in 872 AD and thereafter public hospitals sprang up all over the empire from Spain and the Maghrib to Persia. John Bagot Glubb egyptislamicschool Khalif (Caliph) Al-Ma'mun's period of rule (813 - 833 C.E.) may be considered the 'golden age' of science and learning. He had always been devoted to books and to learned pursuits. His brilliant mind was interested in every form of intellectual activity. Not only poetry but also philosophy, theology, astronomy, medicine and law all occupied his time. John Bagot Glubb islamicphilosophybook For five hundred years, Baghdad had been a city of palaces, mosques, libraries and colleges. Its universities and hospitals were the most up-to-date in the world. Nothing now remained but heaps of rubble and a stench of decaying human flesh. John Bagot Glubb citiescollegeyears Similar Authors Bowe Bergdahl soldier Audie Murphy soldier Arthur Frederick Saunders soldier Ahmed Ben Bella soldier Ishmael Beah soldier Ben Roberts-Smith soldierAll Authors
