1213 - 1288
Ibn al-Nafis Syrian Scientist
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Details
| First Name |
Ibn
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| Last Name |
Al-Nafis
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1212
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| Birthplace |
Damascus, Syria, Ayyubid Sultanate
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| Died |
1288
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| Place of Death |
Cairo, Egypt
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| Nationality |
Syrian
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| Occupation |
Scientist
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Ala-al-Din abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Abi-Hazm al-Qarshi al-Dimashqi (Arabic: علاء الدين أبو الحسن عليّ بن أبي حزم القرشي الدمشقي), known as Ibn al-Nafis (Arabic: ابن النفيس), was an Arab polymath whose areas of work included medicine, surgery, physiology, anatomy, biology, Islamic studies, jurisprudence, and philosophy. He is known for being the first to describe the pulmonary circulation of the blood. The work of Ibn al-Nafis regarding the right sided (pulmonary) circulation pre-dates the later work (1628) of William Harvey's De motu cordis. Both theories attempt to explain circulation. 2nd century Greek physician Galen's theory about the physiology of the circulatory system remained unchallenged until the works of Ibn al-Nafis, for which he has been described as "the father of circulatory physiology".
