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Hippocrates of Cos II or Hippokrates of Kos (ca. 460 BC – ca. 370 BC) - Greek: Ἱπποκράτης; Hippokrátēs was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles, an was considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is referred to as the "father of medicine" in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field as the founder of the Hippocratic school of medicine. This intellectual school revolutionized medicine in ancient Greece, establishing it as a discipline distinct from other fields that it had traditionally been associated with (notably theurgy and philosophy), thus making medicine a profession.

Trivia about hippocrates

  • The Physician's Oath named for this "Father of Medicine" is probably not his work
  • In 424 B.C. this fatally wounded Athenian general could have used the physician of the same name
  • 400s B.C.:This Greek "father of medicine" bases medicine on observation & reasoning
  • This Greek's "oath" is administered to those about to enter the medical profession
  • This doctor suggested an intrauterine device for women hoping to prevent pregnancy
  • Apollo & Asclepius are 2 gods mentioned in his oath
  • Though little is known of his life, he did teach medicine at the school of Kos, the island on which he was born
  • "The Father of Medicine"
  • This physician was referred to as the Asclepiad of Cos--I'd swear an oath on it
  • Aristotle referred to him as "The Great Physician"
  • This Greek "Father of Medicine" could not heal himself, dying around 377 B.C.; he was buried at Larissa in Thessaly
  • I left behind treatises on how to treat diseases & my oath is still taken today; you owe me! Do you have Blue Cross?
  • In the 400s B.C. this Greek wrote, "Into whatever houses I enter I will go into them for the benefit of the sick"
  • Paré rejected such methods of this ancient physician as dropping the patient off a roof
  • The subjects of this Greek's writing included anatomy, dreams & the theory that diseases are not divine in origin
  • Not surprisingly, his father Heraclides & his grandfather were both physicians & his mother was a midwife
  • This reputed "Nature of Man" author was born on the Greek island of Cos around 460 B.C.
  • Galen might have sworn an oath to this 5th century B.C. Greek man he considered the beginning of all medical learning
  • 400 B.C.:"I will use treatment to help the sick according to my ability and my judgment"
  • In "Epidemics" he wrote, 'As to diseases, make a habit of two things--to help, or at least to do no harm'

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