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Avicenna

Medicine

Isfahan, Iran

200 Total Impact

Overview

Avicenna is a medicine specialist at Various courts of Persian rulers. Based in Iran.

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  • Pioneered 2 medical techniques including Systematic clinical pharmacology and Quarantine concept
  • Based at Various courts of Persian rulers in Isfahan, Iran

Biography

Avicenna (Ibn Sina) was a Persian polymath whose 'Canon of Medicine' served as the standard medical textbook in Europe and the Islamic world for over 500 years. He described contagion, introduced quarantine, and systematized clinical pharmacology.

Affiliations & Institutions

Areas of Expertise

Pioneering Techniques

Systematic clinical pharmacologyQuarantine concept

Medical Specialties

Legacy Timeline

The life and contributions of Avicenna

1025

Completed 'The Canon of Medicine'

Compiled the most comprehensive medical encyclopedia of the medieval world, used as a textbook for 500+ years

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