Honoring avicenna, the great persian physician on the world's postage stamps

Afshar, A (2010) Honoring avicenna, the great persian physician on the world's postage stamps. Archives of Iranian Medicine, 13 (5). pp. 447-453.

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Abstract

Many nations are indebted to Avicenna (Ibn-Sina) for their scienti�c progressions and civilization. Many countries in the
Middle East, Africa, and Europe have honored Avicenna, the great Persian scientist, by depicting his vignette on their postage
stamps. The symbolic value of Avicenna has been chosen to commemorate scienti�c occasions, achievements and
anniversaries, which represents the ultimate performance of conscious honoring.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: cited By 7
Uncontrolled Keywords: Avicenna, Iran, medical history, philately, postage stamps
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir
Date Deposited: 14 Aug 2017 07:19
Last Modified: 13 Jul 2019 06:31
URI: https://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/1192

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