Hippocrates - Wikipedia Hippocrates of Kos ( hɪˈpɒkrətiːz ; Ancient Greek: Ἱπποκράτης ὁ Κῷος, romanized: Hippokrátēs ho Kôios; c 460 – c 370 BC), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician and philosopher of the classical period who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine
Hippocrates | Biography, Works, Facts | Britannica Hippocrates (born c 460 bce, island of Cos, Greece—died c 375 bce, Larissa, Thessaly) was an ancient Greek physician who lived during Greece’s Classical period and is traditionally regarded as the father of medicine
Hippocrates - World History Encyclopedia Hippocrates is credited by historians with moving the subject of medicine away from the previously supernatural and religious approach, which had been closely linked to the Greek god of healing Asclepius, towards a modern approach of observation, classification, causes and effects, and so on
What is the Hippocratic oath, and who was Hippocrates? Hippocrates of Kos was a Greek physician who lived from about 460 B C to 375 B C , according to the Reynolds-Finley Historical Library At a time when most people attributed sickness to
Hippocrates: Biography, Hippocratic Corpus, Greek Physician Who Was Hippocrates? Greek physician Hippocrates lived during the age of Pericles Though considered the paragon of modern medicine, it’s difficult to separate the facts from the legend and
Hippocrates - Biography, Facts and Pictures - Famous Scientists Hippocrates is regarded as the father of Western medicine He systematized medical treatments, disentangling them from religion and superstitions He trained physicians in his methods and, with his followers, is responsible for authoring a large body of medical textbooks
Hippocrates of Kos (460-377 BC): The Founder and Pioneer of Clinical . . . Hippocrates of Kos is considered the founding father of clinical medicine and surgery His innovative studies have introduced most modern-day specialties, such as surgery, urology, neurology, and acute medicine, and have set the ethical rules for practicing medicine by physicians with the Hippocratic Oath
Hippocrates, the Greek Father of Modern Medicine Hippocrates’ conception of cancer was the humoral theory, as he believed that the body contained four humors (body fluids)—namely blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile Any imbalance of these fluids would result in disease and excess of black bile in a particular organ site was thought to cause cancer
Hippocrates - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Hippocrates of Cos was said to have lived sometime between 450 BCE to 380 BCE He was a physician, and the writings of the Corpus Hippocraticum provide a wealth of information on biomedical methodology and offer one of the first reflective codes of professional ethics