# Amato Lusitano

> João Rodrigues de Castelo Branco, better known as Amato Lusitano and Amatus Lusitanus (1511–1568), was a notable Portuguese Jewish physician of the 16th century. Like Herophilus, Galen, Ibn al-Nafis, Michael Servetus, Realdo Colombo and William Harvey, he is credited as making a discovery in the circulation of the blood. He is said to have discovered the function of the valves in the circulation of the blood.

*Portuguese physician (1511-1568)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1511
- **Died:** 1568-01-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 12.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 3.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #201

## Sources
- [Амату Лузітану](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83_%D0%9B%D1%83%D0%B7%D1%96%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%83)
- [اماتو لوسيتانو](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88_%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88)
- [Amato Lusitano](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amato_Lusitano)
- [Αμάτους Λουζιτάνους](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BC%CE%AC%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%82_%CE%9B%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B6%CE%B9%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%82)
- [Amatus Lusitanus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amatus_Lusitanus)
- [Amato Lusitano](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amato_Lusitano)
- [Amato Lusitano](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amato_Lusitano)
- [Amatus Lusitanus](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amatus_Lusitanus)
- [Amatus Lusitanus](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amatus_Lusitanus)
- [אמטוס לוזיטנוס](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A1_%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%96%D7%99%D7%98%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A1)
- [Amato Lusitano](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amato_Lusitano)
- [Amatus Lusitanus](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amatus_Lusitanus)
- [Amato Lusitano](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amato_Lusitano)
- [Amato Lusitano](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amato_Lusitano)
- [Лузитано, Амато](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%2C_%D0%90%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455777)

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