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Ibn Sina, Prince of physicians

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ScholarPrince of physicians

Ibn Sinaابن سينا

Approximate dateHamadan

A physician-philosopher whose Canon of Medicine was taught in Europe for centuries.

Born near Bukhara, he had memorised the Quran by ten and was a court physician in his teens. Moving between courts, he wrote the Canon of Medicine and the Book of Healing, a vast work of philosophy. He died at Hamadan, where his tomb stands.

What grew out of it?

The Canon was a standard medical textbook in Europe into the 17th century.

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

HamadanAl-FarabiAl-BiruniAl-GhazaliSamanidsBuyidsIbn al-NafisIsfahanBukhara

Who lived at the same time?

Al-Hakim bi-Amr AllahAl-QadirMahmud of GhaznaHisham IIAl-Mansur ibn Abi AmirHisham IIISebuktiginAl-Aziz Billah

Source: history · Wikipedia

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