Physician · 980 – 1037
Avicenna
Wrote the Canon of Medicine and the Book of Healing, synthesized Aristotelian philosophy with Islamic thought, and made lasting contributions to medicine, logic, metaphysics and the natural sciences.
Greatest Achievements
- Wrote the Canon of Medicine, used as a standard text for some 600 years.
- Produced an encyclopedic synthesis of philosophy and science.
- Advanced logic, metaphysics and the theory of the soul.
Major Accomplishments
- Wrote the Canon of Medicine, used as a standard text for some 600 years.
- Produced an encyclopedic synthesis of philosophy and science.
- Advanced logic, metaphysics and the theory of the soul.
Major Works
- The Canon of Medicine
- The Book of Healing
Impact Analysis
Avicenna shaped both Islamic and European thought; his Canon was taught in European medical schools into the 17th century, and his philosophy influenced Aquinas and the whole scholastic tradition.
Historical influence score: 90/100