Historedia
Person

Avicenna

Events
2
Episodes
2
Years
1473–1527

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Avicenna, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Publication of Avicenna's Canon of Medicine

    1473

    Role: Author

    1. 12 February 1473 (legacy claim) · MilanFirst Complete Printed Edition

      Complete incunables of the Latin Canon were published soon after a 1472 partial edition. The legacy row places the first complete edition in Milan in 1473.

  2. Paracelsus burns books of Avicenna

    1527

    Role: Author of the Canon of Medicine, whose work was burned

    1. 23 June 1527 · Basel market squarePublic Burning of Avicenna's Canon

      Paracelsus burned a copy of Avicenna's Canon of Medicine in Basel's market square on 23 June 1527.

Sources

  1. The Canon of Medicine Wikipedia
  2. Avicenna Wikipedia
  3. Paracelsus Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10