Avicenna (n.)Persian physician and influential philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037);
Synonyms: ibn-Sina / Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina
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