Avicenna

Avicenna

아비센나

Islamic

Islamic Golden Age (980-1037)

"Prince of Physicians"

Personality Traits

Brilliant Healing Systematic Polymath Scientific

About

Ibn Sina, known as Avicenna (980-1037), was the Persian polymath whose Canon of Medicine was the standard medical text in Europe and the Islamic world for centuries. He was also a philosopher, astronomer, and alchemist.

Famous Story

Avicenna memorized the Quran by age 10 and was treating patients by 18, eventually writing over 400 works on medicine and philosophy.

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You possess Avicenna's systematic brilliance—mastering multiple domains of knowledge.

Also Known As

Ibn Sina ابن سینا

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