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Herophilos ( / hɪˈrɒfɪləs /; Greek: Ἡρόφιλος; 335–280 BC), sometimes Latinised Herophilus, was a Greek physician regarded as one of the earliest anatomists. Born in Chalcedon, he spent the majority of his life in Alexandria. He was the first scientist to systematically perform scientific dissections of human cadavers.
Mar 12, 2024 · Herophilus was an Alexandrian physician who was an early performer of public dissections on human cadavers, and is often called the father of anatomy. As a member of the well-known scholastic community in the newly founded city of Alexandria during the single, brief period in Greek medical history.
Dec 31, 2010 · Go to: Background. Born in 335 B.C. in the town of Chalcedon, Asia Minor, Herophilus ( Fig. 1) is believed to have lived till 255 B.C. Little is known about the early phases of Herophilus' life, other than the fact that he took flight to Alexandria at a youthful age, to commence his education.
Herophilus (c335 - c280 B.C.) was the founder of the school of anatomy of Alexandria, and was among the first physicians to conduct anatomical dissections in public. He made extraordinary anatomical discoveries and developed standards for measuring the flow of blood from the heart through the arteries.
335-280 b.c. Greek Physician and Anatomist. H erophilus of Chalcedon was a Greek physician and anatomist who performed human dissections at the world-renowned Museum of Alexandria. Herophilus gained fame as a physician and medical instructor, and because of his careful human dissections, he has been called the "Father of Anatomy."
Jun 27, 2018 · People. Medicine: Biographies. Herophilus. views 3,877,596 updated Jun 27 2018. Herophilus. ( b. Chalcedon, Bithynia, last third of the fourth century b.c.) anatomy, physiology. Only scanty information concerning Herophilus’ life has been preserved; the place and date of his death are unknown.
Jan 1, 2017 · Studying the brain, Herophilos considered the cerebellum as a distinct structure from the rest of the brain. He also introduced several new terms, naming appropriately new anatomic structures that he first described. The “torcular Herophili” and the “calamus scriptorius” are two anatomic structures that still retain his name.
