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Ibn Sina
Writing The Canon of Medicine and influential works of philosophy.
The Canon of Medicine · The Book of Healing
- Born
- c. 980
- Birthplace
- Afshana, near Bukhara, present-day Uzbekistan
- Died
- 1037
More people
Ibn Sina
Ibn Sina, known in Europe as Avicenna, was a Persian physician and philosopher whose books travelled across languages and centuries.
Early life
Bukhara education
Studied religious learning, logic, mathematics and medicine.
Early practice
Developed a medical reputation while still young, according to his autobiography.
Career
- Around 1000
Court service
Worked within the scholarly and political world of Central Asia.
- Early 11th century
Travel and writing
Moved between courts while composing major works.
- Later career
Isfahan
Continued scholarship under local patronage.
Works & ideas
The Canon of Medicine
Organised medical knowledge into a systematic reference.
The Book of Healing
A wide-ranging philosophical and scientific encyclopaedia.
Existence and essence
Developed arguments central to later metaphysics.
Legacy
Languages
Wrote mainly in Arabic and also in Persian.
Transmission
Latin translations made his work influential in European universities.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Michel Bakni. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
