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Which medieval Islamic scholar's Canon of Medicine taught Europe for centuries?

  • Avicenna (Ibn Sina)
  • Averroes
  • Al-Razi

The answer is Avicenna (Ibn Sina). Ibn Sina — the Canon ruled until the 1600s.

Avicenna

Ibn Sina, commonly known in the West as Avicenna, was a preeminent philosopher and physician of the Muslim world. He was a seminal figure of the Islamic Golden Age, serving in the courts of various Iranian rulers, and was influential to medieval European medical and Scholastic thought. Avicenna is considered one of the greatest thinkers and medical scholars in history.

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