Avicenna
Persian polymath, physician and philosopher (c.980–1037) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ibn Sina (Persian/Tajik: ابن سینا; 980 – June 1037 CE), commonly known in the West as Avicenna,[1][2] was a Persian Muslim polymath and the most important doctor and Islamic philosopher of his time.
He wrote about 450 works on a wide range of subjects, and about 240 have survived, including 150 on philosophy and 40 on medicine.[3]
His most famous works are The Book of Healing – a philosophical and scientific encyclopedia, and The Canon of Medicine – a medical encyclopedia.[4]
He is also known as Pour Sina (Persian: پور سینا), which means "Son of Sina" in English.[5] His full name in Arabic is Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā (ابو علی الحسین ابن عبدالله ابن سینا). In English, he is usually called Avicenna (Greek: Aβιτζιανός), his Latinized name.[6][7] Among his followers, he was/is known as al-Sheikh al-Ra'is.[8][9]