[Anthony]

Hippocrates is considered to be the father of modern medicine because in his books, which are more than 70. He described in a scientific manner, many diseases and their treatment after detailed observation. He lived about 2400 years ago.

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Hippocrates
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WRITTEN BY: Wesley D. Smith
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Hippocrates, (born c. 460 BCE, island of Cos, Greece—died c. 375 BCE, Larissa, Thessaly), ancient Greek physician who lived during Greece’s Classical period and is traditionally regarded as the father of medicine. It is difficult to isolate the facts of Hippocrates’ life from the later tales told about him or to assess his medicine accurately in the face of centuries of reverence for him as the ideal physician. About 60 medical writings have survived that bear his name, most of which were not written by him. He has been revered for his ethical standards in medical practice, mainly for the Hippocratic Oath, which, it is suspected, he did not write.

Hippocrates
Hippocrates
Hippocrates, Roman bust copied from a Greek original, c. 3rd century BCE; in the collection of the Antichità di Ostia, Italy.
Courtesy of the Soprintendenza alle Antichità di Ostia, Italy

Hippocrates
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Hippocrates
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BORN
c. 460 BCE
Cos, ancient Greece
DIED
c. 375 BCE
Lárissa, ancient Greece
Life And Works
It is known that while Hippocrates was alive, he was admired as a physician and teacher. His younger contemporary Plato referred to him twice. In the Protagoras Plato called Hippocrates “the Asclepiad of Cos” who taught students for fees, and he implied that Hippocrates was as well known as a physician as Polyclitus and Phidias were as sculptors.

[Hellenic Moon]

There are some good videos about Hippocrates here on the blog post about World Health Day:

April 7 : World Health Day & Hippocrates

[Anthony]

Thank you for reference. I am off to check it.

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