Paulos of Aigina (also: Paulou Aiginetou; Pauli Aeginetae; falsely Paulus of Aigina) was more coming from the island '' a Aigina '' in Alexandria in 7. Century active physician.

It is unclear whether Paulos of Aigina Christian was. It was at least in Alexandria active as a physician, when the city 642 was conquered of the Arabs. Probably it there also still worked after conquest. Over its life nothing else is bakannt. A Epigramm well-known from several handwriting calls it periodeutes, as a moving physician.

When last one of its kind is from Paulos from Aigina an encyclopedia receives, which is delivered without titles, but one designates due to its introduction as medical collections. It consists of seven books:

1. Hygiene and
2. Kinds of fever
3. Topographically from head to foot classified diseases
4. Skin diseases and illnesses of entrails
5. Toxicology
6. Surgery
7. Medicamentous Therapeutik.

Paulos saw its work in the tradition of the Oribasius, however she should have to be used more complete and simpler than its work and nevertheless beyond a simple manual not go. Sources were above all Oribasius, in addition, the works of the Hippokrates, corpus Hippocraticum, Soranos, Pedanios Dioskorides, Galen and Aetios.

Possibly there is still another further work of Paulos over how Arab sources suggest it. It is however just as well possible that only the part was over the from its sixth book in an independent form in circulation. Its work was so estimated in Arab time that it got the surname birth aids.

Paulos of Aiginas work was delivered in various handwriting. Possibly in late ancient times the books were arranged again, at least sixth and sieved book seem into two volumes to have been arranged. Since that 9. Century gave it Arab translations. In the Arab medicine the work was also strongly rezipiert. In latin literature Paulos was not before that 11. Century and then also only in parts admits. Since that 12. Century it became the well-known, however only medical profession Arab by quotations in the translated works. For the first time 1528 were published the entire work in Venice by Francesco D'Ascola and are appropriate from that for 16. Century in many expenditures forwards.

Literature

• Julius Berendes, trans.: The Paulos of Aegina outline of the gesammten medicine in seven books. Janus, 1 (1908)
• Francis Adam, trans.: The Seven Books OF Paulus Aegineta, volume. 1 syden&m Society, London 1844.

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