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Ibn Sina (Avicenna)

980–1037 CE
ابن سيناAuthor of The Canon of Medicine
Field
Medicine · Philosophy
City
Hamadan · d. 428 AH
Contribution

His Canon of Medicine organised the medical knowledge of his time; his philosophical works were equally influential.

Legacy

The Canon was a standard medical textbook in Europe and the Muslim world for centuries.

Prepared from standard sources; pending scholar review.