Amato Lusitano
Portuguese physician (1511-1568) · Doctors · Died at 57
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.
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About this person
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.
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1511 to 1568 · aged 57
