Ibn al-Nafis

Arab polymath and physician (1213–1288)
Person human Q319146
Ibn al-Nafis
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
1215, 1210[9]
Date of death
December 17, 1288, 1280[10]
Place of birth
Damascus
Place of death
Cairo
Field of work
medicine[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Arabic, English[21][22]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[26]
Family name
Nafis[18]
Given name
Ali[19]
Name in native language
Ibn[24]
Nickname
Nadie[23]
Place of burial
Rahmaniya[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Theologus Autodidactus en Ibn an-Nafis en Ibn al-Nafis en ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī Ḥazm al-Qarashī ar ابن النفيس ar ابن النفيس، علي بن أبي الحزم ar علاء الدين أبو الحسن علي بن أبي الحزم الخالدي المخزومي القَرشي الدمشقي cs Ibn an-Nafís cs Ibn an-Nafis el Ιμπν Αλ - Ναφίς es Ibn al Nafis es Ibn al-Nafis es Ibn Nafis fa ابن نفیس fi Ala al-Din Abu al-Hassan Ali ibn Abi-Hazm al-Qarshi al-Dimashqi fr Ala-al-din abu Al-Hassan Ali ibn Abi-Hazm al-Qarshi al-Dimashqi fr Alāʾ al-Dīn Abu ’l-ʿAlāʾ ʿAlī b. Abī ’l-Ḥaram al-Ḳuras̲h̲ī al-Dimas̲h̲ḳī, fr Ibn Al-Nafis he אבן אל-נפיס id Ibnu al-Nafis
🔖 Identifiers · 37
VIAF cluster ID
17316331, 84814819
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85331623
GND ID
118838555
BIU Santé person ID
8384
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12442782j
Biblissima authority ID
Harri Olli
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01343402
DDB person (GND) ID
118838555
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118838555
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
19361
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID
Pontevedra
Show all 37 identifiers +25
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Ibn-an-Nafis
FAST ID
1825381
Freebase ID
/m/07c7x9
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
ibn-an-nafis-d1c6fa
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/224558856425
IdRef ID
071327665
IxTheo authority ID
079613373
J9U entity ID
987007277553305171
KBR person ID
14393840
Libris-URI
nl0238p62bgrvbg
NL CR AUT ID
nlk20000091739
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1050166
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07481088X
Open Library ID
OL707091A
SBN author ID
BVEV027977
SELIBR ID
191256
SHARE Catalogue author ID
655828
SNAC ARK ID
w6377dv0
Shamela author ID
340
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID
ibnun-nefis
Topic's main category
Category:Ibn al-Nafis
Wellcome Collection concept ID
gutu8d3e
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhmPmfT9jfXPRYrRGTT73

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Occupation 4
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID 1
Field of work 1
Instance of 1
Notable work 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
Time period 1
Works by author 1
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Summary

Ibn al-Nafis was born in 1215[1] in Damascus[2]. He died on December 17, 1288[3], in Cairo[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], writer[6], physician[7], and Islamic jurist[8].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Ibn al-Nafis include Theologus Autodidactus[27], a literary work[28].

FAQs

Where was Ibn al-Nafis born?

Ibn al-Nafis was born in Damascus[2].

Where did Ibn al-Nafis die?

Ibn al-Nafis died in Cairo[4].

What did Ibn al-Nafis do for work?

Ibn al-Nafis worked as a philosopher[5], writer[6], physician[7], and Islamic jurist[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 10d ago · ~2026-57761-26 · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'Ibn'}
    "Changed claim: Name in native language: Ibn"
  2. 11w ago · ForzaGreen · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
    "Added reference: Occupation: physician, batch #269158"
  3. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Harri Olli
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q16852, Import ID Biblissima V2 (details)"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01343402
    Place of death → Cairo
    Time period → Islamic Golden Age
    Sex or gender → male
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00401280, batch #257929"
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