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Herophilus, a contemporary of Euclid, practiced medicine in Alexandria in the third century B.C., and seems to have been the first Western scientist to dissect the human body.
Nov 5, 2017 · The remarkable research that took place in Alexandria during the third century BCE was therefore a unique event in the history of medicine and the Ancient World. The discoveries made by Herophilus and Erasistratus, thus, remained the pinnacle of anatomical knowledge for 1500 years. *Published in SCIplanet printed magazine, Summer 2017 Issue.
Herófilo. Herophilos (griego: Ἡρόφιλος; 335– 280 aC), a veces latinizado Herófilo, fue un médico griego considerado como uno de los primeros anatomistas. Nacido en Calcedonia, pasó la mayor parte de su vida en Alejandría. Fue el primer científico en realizar sistemáticamente disecciones científicas de cadáveres humanos.
Jul 10, 2018 · AbstractThe chapter treats the three chief medical sects, or schools, of the Hellenistic period, the schools founded by Herophilus, and by Erasistratus, an
Herophilus is considered the father of scientific anatomy, and Erasistratus was the first experimental physiologist. Attracted by the prospect of material advancement and eminent students, both migrated from their homes in Asia Minor to Alexandria. The works of Herophilus and Erasistratus have been lost entirely, but some details of their ...
Herophilus (ca. 330 to ca. 260 BC) was one of Hellenistic -Alexandria's renowned scholars, a leading physician, often named the 'Father of Anatomy'. From cadaveric dissections and possibly vivisection Herophilus considered the ventricles to be the seat of the soul, intelligence and mental functions. Herophilus introduced the term rete mirabile ...
