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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ibn al-Nafis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T743309 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ibn al-Nafis Context triple: [Islamic Golden Age, notableScholar, Ibn al-Nafis]
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A.
Al-Zahrawi (Abulcasis)
Al-Zahrawi (Abulcasis) was a pioneering 10th–11th century Andalusian physician and surgeon, often regarded as the father of modern surgery for his influential medical encyclopedia and innovative surgical techniques.
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B.
Al-Razi (Rhazes)
Al-Razi (Rhazes) was a pioneering Persian polymath and physician renowned for his influential works in medicine, chemistry, and philosophy during the early Islamic world.
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C.
Avicenna
Avicenna was an influential Persian polymath and philosopher of the Islamic Golden Age, best known for his works in metaphysics and medicine, especially "The Book of Healing" and "The Canon of Medicine."
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D.
Al-Biruni
Al-Biruni was an 11th-century Persian polymath renowned for his pioneering works in astronomy, mathematics, geography, and comparative religion.
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E.
Samuel ibn Tibbon
Samuel ibn Tibbon was a medieval Jewish philosopher and translator best known for rendering Maimonides’ works, especially the Guide for the Perplexed, from Arabic into Hebrew, thereby shaping Jewish intellectual history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ibn al-Nafis Target entity description: 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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A.
Al-Zahrawi (Abulcasis)
Al-Zahrawi (Abulcasis) was a pioneering 10th–11th century Andalusian physician and surgeon, often regarded as the father of modern surgery for his influential medical encyclopedia and innovative surgical techniques.
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B.
Al-Razi (Rhazes)
Al-Razi (Rhazes) was a pioneering Persian polymath and physician renowned for his influential works in medicine, chemistry, and philosophy during the early Islamic world.
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C.
Avicenna
Avicenna was an influential Persian polymath and philosopher of the Islamic Golden Age, best known for his works in metaphysics and medicine, especially "The Book of Healing" and "The Canon of Medicine."
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D.
Al-Biruni
Al-Biruni was an 11th-century Persian polymath renowned for his pioneering works in astronomy, mathematics, geography, and comparative religion.
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E.
Samuel ibn Tibbon
Samuel ibn Tibbon was a medieval Jewish philosopher and translator best known for rendering Maimonides’ works, especially the Guide for the Perplexed, from Arabic into Hebrew, thereby shaping Jewish intellectual history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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
|
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ibn al-Nafis Description of subject: Ibn al-Nafis was a 13th-century Syrian physician and polymath best known for his pioneering description of the pulmonary circulation of the blood.
Referenced by (2)
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