Ibn al-Nafis vs Thomas Aquinas
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Compare the life timelines of Ibn al-Nafis (1213–1288) and Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 49 years, from 1225 to 1274.
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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
Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274)
- — Born at Roccasecca in the Kingdom of Sicily Verified
- — Sent as an oblate to the Benedictine abbey of Monte Cassino Verified
- — Studied at the University of Naples Verified
- — Joined the Dominican Order and was detained by his family Verified
- — Studied under Albertus Magnus in Paris and Cologne Verified
- — Became regent master of theology at the University of Paris Verified
- — Began writing the Summa Theologiae Verified
- — Abandoned writing after a mystical experience Verified
- — Died at the Cistercian abbey of Fossanova Verified