Who was Hippocrates?
Who was Hippocrates?
Questions and answers about the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates.
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Hippocrates
What did Hippocrates do? Hippocrates was a much admired physician and teacher. Throughout his life he appears to have traveled widely in Greece and Asia Minor, practicing his art and teaching his pupils. Why is Hippocrates famous? Hippocrates’ reputation, and myths about his life, began to grow about a century after his death. The Library of Alexandria in Egypt collected medical works from the Classical period, calling them the works of Hippocrates, though most were not written by him. What is Hippocrates remembered for? Hippocrates still represents the humane aspects of the medical profession, mainly through the Hippocratic oath, although he probably did not write it. The Hippocratic writings, which are earnest in their desire to help, have inspired physicians for millennia.
What did Hippocrates do? Hippocrates was a much admired physician and teacher. Throughout his life he appears to have traveled widely in Greece and Asia Minor, practicing his art and teaching his pupils. Why is Hippocrates famous? Hippocrates’ reputation, and myths about his life, began to grow about a century after his death. The Library of Alexandria in Egypt collected medical works from the Classical period, calling them the works of Hippocrates, though most were not written by him. What is Hippocrates remembered for? Hippocrates still represents the humane aspects of the medical profession, mainly through the Hippocratic oath, although he probably did not write it. The Hippocratic writings, which are earnest in their desire to help, have inspired physicians for millennia.