Avicenna
Born in 980
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Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdullah ibn Sina, known as Avicenna , was a renowned Persian polymath of the 11th century.
His works, particularly the Canon of Medicine, remained influential in European medical education until the 17th century.
Avicenna's expertise spanned various fields, including astronomy, chemistry, geology, logic, mathematics, physics, and poetry.
He authored nearly 450 treatises, with 240 surviving works.
His most famous contribution, The Book of Healing, served as a comprehensive scientific encyclopedia at many medieval universities.
Avicenna's medical writings provided a complete system based on Galenic and Hippocratic principles, cementing his status as a pivotal figure in the history of medicine and science.
