Ibn Sina

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Ibn Sina - his full name was Hussain ibn Abdullah ibn Hassan ibn Ali ibn Sina. He was born in 980 in Afshana (in today's Uzbekistan). He studied arithmetic from an Indian greengrocer, fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and he memorized the Qur'an by the age 10.

Ibn Sina was a philosopher, astronomer, chemist, geologist and mathematician of polymath. He studied medicine at 16 years and he discovered new methods of treatment. He learned physics at 18, also mathematics and science.

Ibn Sina wrote many books about medicine and science and chemistry: Qanon fi tibb; risala fi sirr al-aqdar, kitab al chifa ; kitabal najat...

Therefore, Ibn Sina didn't live more he gave a treasure, too, to the science in medicine, science, physics, and he was a respected professor.

For me, Ibn Sina is very important because he combined all aspects of science and he was successful in his life. He gives me an example of the good professor.