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Hippocrates
Ancient Greek physician (c. 460 – c. 370 BC)
For other uses, see Hippocrates (disambiguation).
Hippocrates of Kos (, 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. He is traditionally referred to as the "Father of Medicine" in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field, such as the use of prognosis and clinical observation, the systematic categorization of diseases, and the (however misguided) formulation of humoral theory. The Hippocratic school of medicine revolutionized ancient Greek medicine, establishing it as a discipline distinct from other fields with which it had traditionally been associated (theurgy and philosophy), thus establishing medicine as a profession.[1][2]
However, the achievements of the writers of the Hippocratic Corpus, the practitioners of Hippocratic medicine, and the
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Hippocrates
(460-370)
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 adequately assess his medical acumen. A compilation of writings attributed to Hippocrates presents a rudimentary understanding of how the body works and the nature of disease. A lasting legacy is the Hippocratic oath, derived from his ethical practices and standards, that serves as a moral guide for physicians today.
Early Life
Hippocrates was born on the Aegean island of Kos around the middle of the fifth century, BCE. With little knowledge of his life experiences, historians rely on a biography written some 500 years after his death by another Greek physician, Soranus, which was drawn from legend and a collection of medical writings commonly called the Hippocratic Corpus.
His formal name was Hippocrates Asclepiades, meaning "descendant of (the doctor-god) Asclepios." Born into a wealthy family, the son of Praxithea and Heracleides, Hippocrates w
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Chios, Greece
Biography
Hippocrates of Chios taught in Athens and worked on the classical problems of squaring the circle and duplicating the cube. Little is known of his life but he is reported to have been an excellent geometer who, in other respects, was stupid and lacking in sense. Some claim that he was defrauded of a large sum of money because of his naiveté. Iamblichus[4] writes:-One of the Pythagoreans [Hippocrates] lost his property, and when this misfortune befell him he was allowed to make money by teaching geometry.Heath[6] recounts two versions of this story:-
One version of the story is that [Hippocrates] was a merchant, but lost all his property through being captured by a pirate vessel. He then came to Athens to persecute the offenders and, during a long stay, attended lectures, finally attaining such proficiency in geometry that he tried to square the circle.
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