ʿAbd al-Laṭīf b. Yūsuf b. Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Baghdādī, Muwaffaq al-Dīn, known as Ibn al-Labbād, and Ibn Nuqṭa (d. 629/1231)

Abd Latif Baghdadi, a distinguished scholar from Baghdad, made significant contributions to the fields of medicine, history, and Egyptology. His travels to Egypt allowed him to study the antiquities and geography of the region, leading to the creation of his renowned work on the history and description of Egypt. His observations and critical approach to historical and scientific inaccuracies in previous works set new standards in scholarly research. Baghdadi's expertise also extended to medicine...See more