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Amatus Lusitano | |
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| Born | 1511 |
| Died | 1568 (aged 56–57) |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Known for | Studied the circulation of the blood |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physician |
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.