Ibn al-Nafis
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Ibn al-Nafis was a 13th-century Syrian physician and polymath best known for his pioneering description of the pulmonary circulation of the blood.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholar
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human ⓘ jurist ⓘ medical writer ⓘ philosopher ⓘ physician ⓘ polymath ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1213 ⓘ |
| birthName |
Ala al-Din Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Abi-Hazm al-Qurashi ibn al-Nafis
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surface form:
Ala al-Din Ali ibn Abi al-Hazm al-Qurashi
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| birthPlace |
Syria
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near Damascus ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Ayyubid dynasty
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surface form:
Ayyubid Sultanate
Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1288 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Cairo
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Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
surface form:
Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
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| era | 13th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
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| fieldOfWork |
Islamic jurisprudence
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anatomy ⓘ medicine ⓘ philosophy ⓘ physiology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| fullName | Ala al-Din Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Abi-Hazm al-Qurashi ibn al-Nafis ⓘ |
| givenName | Ala al-Din ⓘ |
| influenced | later European anatomists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Avicenna
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Galen ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Theologus Autodidactus
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commentary on Avicenna's Canon of Medicine ⓘ critique of Galenic anatomy ⓘ description of pulmonary circulation ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Islamic jurisprudence
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anatomy ⓘ medicine ⓘ physiology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Sharh Tashrih al-Qanun (Commentary on the Anatomy of the Canon)
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Sharh al-Qanun (Commentary on Avicenna's Canon of Medicine) ⓘ Theologus Autodidactus ⓘ |
| occupation |
chief physician at al-Mansuri Hospital
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physician at al-Nasiri Hospital ⓘ |
| region | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| schoolTradition | Islamic medicine ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cairo
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Damascus ⓘ |
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