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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.
Herophilus (born c. 335 bc, Chalcedon, Bithynia—died c. 280) was an Alexandrian physician who was an early performer of public dissections on human cadavers, and is often called the father of anatomy.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
- Noel Si-Yang Bay, Boon-Huat Bay
- 10.5115/acb.2010.43.4.280
- 2010
- Anat Cell Biol. 2010 Dec; 43(4): 280-283.
Jan 1, 2017 · Herophilos was a Greek physician and anatomist who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. He is considered the father of anatomy and one of the founders of modern descriptive anatomy. He described many anatomic structures, introduced new terms, and correlated clinical signs with pathological findings.
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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."
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Jun 27, 2018 · Herophilus was a Greek physician and anatomist who lived in the third century BC and taught at Alexandria. He made significant contributions to the study of the brain, eye, nerves, blood vessels, and genitals, and coined several medical terms.
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.
