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VII. Outstanding people (Avicenna)

Avicenna was the greatest philosopher and a physician in the East. He was born in 979 in the province of Bukhara (Afshana village) in a family connected with public service.

At the age of 10 Avicenna was well acquainted with Koran and Arabic classics. During the next six years he aquaired a knowledge of philosophy, mathematics, astronomy and medicine.

At 17 he cured the Samani ruler from dangerous illness. His chief reward was an access to the royal library.

With the ending of the Samanid in 1004 Avicenna spent a short time in the service of the ruler of Kharazm or Khiva. When the ruler of Isfahan captured Hamadan in 1024 Avicenna passed his service as a physician and general literary and scientific adviser.

Avicenna died from dangerous illness (colic disease) in June 1037 at the age of 58.

About 100 treatises are ascribed to Avicenna and the most famous of these was his “Canon of Medicine”, which was based on Greek medical works and was long used as a text-book.

“The Canon of Medicine” includes five books. The first and second describe physiology, pathology and hygiene. The third and fourth deal with the methods of treating diseases. The fifth describes the composition and preparation of remedies and include Avicenna’s personal observations.

Ibn Sina made a great contribution to pharmacology.

“The Canon of Medicine” describes about 2000 medicines. Of the 2000 150 are included into our Pharmacopoeia.

1. 
   When and where was Avicenna born?
   
2. 
   What age was Avicenna well acquainted with Koran and Arabic classics?
   
3. 
   What age did he cure the Samani ruler?
   
4. 
   What was his reward after curing the Samani ruler?
   
5. 
   What was the reason of Avicenna’s death?
   
6. 
   How many treatises are ascribed to Avicenna?
   
7. 
   What is his famous book?
   
8. 
   What do the first and second books describe?
   
9. 
   The third and the fourth?
   
10. 
    The fifth?