[[Abu Ali ibn Sīna]] ([[0980-01-01 - 1037-06-22|980 – 22 June 1037]]), commonly known in the West as [[Abu Ali ibn Sīna|Avicenna]], was a preeminent philosopher and physician of the [[Islamic world|Muslim world]], flourishing during the [[Islamic Golden Age]], serving in the courts of various [[Iran|Iranian]] rulers. He is often described as the father of early modern medicine. His philosophy was of the [[Peripatetic school of philosophy|Peripatetic school]] derived from [[Aristotelianism]]. His most famous works are *[[The Book of Healing]]*, a philosophical and scientific encyclopaedia, and *[[The Canon of Medicine]]*, a medical encyclopaedia which became a standard medical text at many medieval European universities and remained in use as late as [[1100-01-01 - 1650-12-31|1650]].