Title of article
Honoring Avicenna, the Great Persian Physician on the World’s Postage Stamps
Author/Authors
Ahmadreza Afshar، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
Pages
7
From page
447
To page
453
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.
Keywords
Avicenna , Iran , medical history , philately , postage stamps
Journal title
Archives of Iranian Medicine
Serial Year
2010
Journal title
Archives of Iranian Medicine
Record number
663215
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