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Ibn al-Nafis

Type Figure Region Egypt Time 1213–1288 Also known as Ibn al-Nafis al-Qurashi、Ala al-Din Ibn al-Nafis

Ibn al-Nafis (1213–1288) was an Arab physician and anatomist, born in Damascus, who later practiced medicine in Cairo for many years.

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  1. 1213–1240Damascus · DamascusIbn al-Nafis received medical training in Damascus, studying the works of Galen, Ibn Sina, and others, and completed his original research on pulmonary circulation there.
  2. 1241–1288Cairo · CairoAfter moving to Cairo he served as chief physician of the Nasiri Hospital, and in the 1260s became court physician to the Mamluk sultan's palace, continuing to write and teach medicine and influencing the later Islamic medical tradition.

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