Abul-Ḥasan Bahmanyār ibn Marzubān 'Ajamī Aḍarbāyijānī, known as Bahmanyār (died 1067) was a famous pupil of Avicenna

Avicenna

Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā , commonly known as Ibn Sīnā or by his Latinized name Avicenna, was a Persian polymath, who wrote almost 450 treatises on a wide range of subjects, of which around 240 have survived...

. He was of a Persian Zoroastrian  background and his knowledge of Arabic

Arabic language

Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...

 was not perfect.

His correspondence with Avicenna and his master's answers to his questions were compiled in the book Mubahathat (dialogues). His main work, the Ketab al-tahasil which summarizes Avicenna's logic, physics and metaphysics was written in Isfahan between 1024 and 1037 and dedicated to his uncle, the Zoroastrian Abu Mansur b. Bahram b. Khurshid b. Yazdyar. Bayhaqi

Bayhaqi

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 also writes that he wrote a book on logic and one on music and other works are attributed to him.

See also

• List of Muslim scientists
• List of Iranian scientists
• Avicenna
  Avicenna
  Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā , commonly known as Ibn Sīnā or by his Latinized name Avicenna, was a Persian polymath, who wrote almost 450 treatises on a wide range of subjects, of which around 240 have survived...