Avicenna (Person) AKA Ibn Sīnā, Abu Ali Sina; ابن سینا
Avicenna
980 AD - 1037 AD
AKA Ibn Sīnā, Abu Ali Sina; ابن سینا
Persian intellectual 11th century who wrote about 450 works on a variety of topics most notably The Book of Healing which is about on science and philosophy. However, he is an important contributor to early modern medicine, having also written a 5 volume Canon of Medicine.
Although he did not believe in transmutation, he was very active in distillation and other chemical reactions.
As to astrology, he believed the other planets affected the Earth, but did not believe in fortune telling.
He is also a poet, and it is said that many of his works are incorrectly attributed to Omar Khayyam.
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Statue of Avicenna in United Nations Office in Vienna Part of the Persian Scholars Pavilion donated by Iran Jun 2009
Inside the Avicenna Mausoleum Designed by Hooshang Seyhoun in 1945–1950, Avicenna Mausoleum and Museum in Hamadan was built in 1952
Avicenna Mausoleum Dedicated to the Iranian polymath Avicenna, the complex includes a library, a small museum, and a spindle-shaped tower inspired by the Ziyarid-era Kavus Tower
Monument to Avicenna In Qakh (city), Azerbaijan
Avicenna on Tajikistani Currency 20 somoni banknote from Tajikistan which bears a portrait of Avicenna
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