Ibn al-Nafis vs Roger Bacon
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Compare the life timelines of Ibn al-Nafis (1213–1288) and Roger Bacon (1219–1292) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1219 to 1288.
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Ibn al-Nafis (1213–1288)
- — Born near Damascus Verified
- — Studied medicine at the Nuri hospital in Damascus Verified
- — Moved to Cairo Verified
- — Practiced and taught at the Nasiri hospital in Cairo Verified
- — Described the pulmonary circulation of the blood Verified
- — Worked on the vast medical encyclopedia al-Shamil fi al-Tibb Verified
- — Served as chief physician of Egypt Verified
- — Wrote the philosophical novel Theologus Autodidactus Verified
- — Bequeathed his house and library to the Mansuri hospital Verified
- — Died in Cairo Verified
Roger Bacon (1219–1292)
- — Born in England, possibly near Ilchester in Somerset Verified
- — Studied at the University of Oxford Verified
- — Lectured on Aristotle at the University of Paris Verified
- — Returned to Oxford and devoted himself to the study of sciences Verified
- — Joined the Franciscan Order Verified
- — Completed the Opus Majus for Pope Clement IV Verified
- — Alleged imprisonment by the Franciscan Order
- — Wrote his final work, the Compendium of the Study of Theology Verified
- — Died in Oxford Verified