List of Famous people named Amato

Similar names: Yamato, Amath, Amata. Here are some famous Amatos:

Amato Lusitano

First Name Amato

Last Name Lusitano

Born on January 1, 1511

Died on January 21, 1568 (aged 57)

Born in Portugal, Castelo Branco

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.

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