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Hippocrates II of Kos, usually known simply as Hippocrates. Grandson of Hippocrates I, and the most celebrated physician of ancient Greece. Hippocrates III. The son of Thessalus, the brother of Draco II, and the grandson of Hippocrates II. He lived in the 4th century BC. He is said by the Suda to have written some medical works. [2] Hippocrates IV.
Hippocrates, known as the "Father of Modern Medicine", [4] established a medical school at Cos and is the most important figure in ancient Greek medicine. [5] Hippocrates and his students documented numerous illnesses in the Hippocratic Corpus, and developed the Hippocratic Oath for physicians, which is still in use today. He and his students ...
Hippocrates of Kos (/ h ɪ ˈ p ɒ k r ə t iː z /, 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. The treatise On Ancient Medicine (Greek: Περὶ Ἀρχαίας Ἰατρικῆς; Latin: De vetere medicina) is perhaps the most intriguing and compelling work of the Hippocratic Corpus. The Corpus itself is a collection of about sixty writings covering all areas of medical thought and practice.
Thessalus (Greek: Θεσσαλός), a physician from ancient Greece, and the son of Hippocrates, the famous physician. He was the brother of Draco, and father of Gorgias, [1] Hippocrates III, [2] and Draco II. [3] He lived in the 5th and 4th centuries BC and passed some of his time at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon, (reigned 413–399 BC ...
Greek: physician of the Empiric school: Herophilus: 3rd century BCE: Greek: deemed to be the first anatomist: Hicesius: 1st century BCE: Greek: head of a medical school established at Smyrna Hippocrates: 5th century BCE: Greek "Father of Medicine", wrote the Hippocratic Corpus: Irynachet: 22nd century BCE: Egyptian: senior physician of the ...
Asclepiad (Greek: Ἀσκληπιάδης, pl.: Ἀσκληπιάδαι) was a title borne by many Ancient Greek medical doctors, notably Hippocrates of Kos.It is not clear whether the Asclepiads were originally a biological family, or simply a member of an order or guild of doctors.
Polybus (Ancient Greek: Πόλυβος; fl. c. 400 BC) was one of the pupils of Hippocrates, and also his son-in-law.He lived on the island of Cos in the 4th century BC. With his brothers-in-law, Thessalus and Draco, he was one of the founders of the Dogmatic school of medicine.